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[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
- Howinthehell can you warn both benches about a hit batter by a reliever in the 9th? in a game that tight? Like he WANTED to hit someone at that particular moment? Like the Sox were gonna immediately hit someone in the bottom of the 9th? If that's supposedly a Major League directive, then paranoia reigns supreme.

Frankly, I'm surprised that both benches weren't warned pre-game, given the history the last time Arroyo was the starting pitcher . . .