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Originally Posted by HokiePaul

I would have thought the other way -- wouldn't you allow the defense the opporitunity to match up against the player that they want in this instance? That seems to be how McCutchen approached it, otherwise he would have told the Wizards player to pick a spot.

Is there anything in any of the rule books about who gets to choose? (I know baseball addressed the ambidextrous pitcher vs. switch hitter "problem" by making a specific rule about who has to choose first.)