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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu
And, for example, if it's a tie game in the 7th inning with 2 outs, the winning run on third, and the 15th batter coming up to bat who has a .056 batting average, do you allow the team at bat to claim that that batter has a headache and can't bat, so you get to put your lead-off batter up? Without penalty?
Some rules must remain to maintain the integrity of the game. Coaches (and people like me  ) would use any way possible to gain some type of advantage (within the rules, of course). |
How is that different than going shorthanded at the ninth batter in a regular lineup?
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