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Originally Posted by jbergey22
Was it to "set up the double play" like some announcers will claim or was it because the hitter they walked was much better than the hitter on deck? Announcers like to claim things like "set up the double play" when in reality it is because the hitter on deck is a worse hitter than the hitter they are walking. Double plays happen maybe 1-2 times a game so it is risky giving up base runners trying to make that 2-3 percent play happen.
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He's having the worst season in the history of major league baseball (literally... on pace for over 5.5 negative WAR, and the record is 4.0, though obviously lack of playing time has saved some other guys from that fate). There is no one worse.
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And ain't that a shame, shame, shame
Shame, shame, the way you do
Oh, it's a shame, shame, shame
Shame, shame on you
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