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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
When you warn the pitchers, they can no longer effectively pitch inside, which hamstrings the pitchers into laying the ball over the plate.
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I don't agree. The warning has to do with intentionally pitching at a batter not hitting a batter. Furthermore such warnings, at least in theory, elicit the help of the manager to prevent such pitching at because they are also penalized.