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Old Tue May 03, 2016, 02:00pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by CecilOne View Post
I'm not negating your view, but not convinced.
Isn't a base hit often a "more favorable" result and more likely than HBP, etc.? If giving the offense a chance to hit the ball is not smart, then doesn't that mean the offense can do something more favorable?
First you want positive and now a more favorable result. Why not just score the lead runner? Why lean toward a maximum possible punishment over some of the most trivial violations? Often, violations that have next to no, if any effect on the outcome of the game.

Call it, kill it, apply the rule effect and move on.
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