My question throughout reading this whole debate is aren't managers smart enough to realize that if the new pitcher hurts himself during warm-up pitches, there is now a hole in the rule. Sounds very unethical, but as long as bringing him to the mound in the first place wasn't a deceptive move (i.e. to get the batting team to put in a pinch hitter, etc), I don't have any problem with an "injury" during warm-ups.
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