I'm sure your reasons might be good...obviously this isn't the be all and end all strategy, but a very common one.
that's why we play the game...different coaches, different strategies, different levels of baseball. and DG, while I have seen what I describe work, I have also seen it fail...much like you scenario...I can find a million reasons why your strategy is good too...but like any plan in baseball...it doesn't work every time.
In the Almonte case...maybe it was a dropped 3rd strike followed by two passed balls....there R3 no outs. :-)
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