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Originally Posted by Back foot slider:

JH - I won't sidetrack this Puig thread anymore, however I love your mindset.  I would suspect there would be less intentional or unintentional intentional walks with that thought process.   ....of course walking the batter for force out, double play notwithstanding.

 

I view the IBB similarly to the sac bunt…there are very few instances in the game when they are warranted. I IBBed one batter in college, in a similar situation you just outlined - with a runner on second base and one out in a tie game in the 9th inning on the road. That is an example of a time it makes sense to me; to set up a force play while allowing a runner on base that literally means nothing in the context of the game. 

 

I appreciate that you appreciate the mindset. I've always felt that way and I am very happy to see that the numbers back up my mindset.

 

Oh, and when I IBBed the hitter, the next batter (who I didn't think about while IBBing the hitter) bounced into a double play on the first pitch .

 

 

Last edited by J H
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