Re: Joe Torre = Dodgers manager
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"there must be some tactical decision making in AL games, that you can point out to me, that do not take place in the NL. Care to elaborate?"
Bottom of the 5th. 1-1 game. Nobody out, man on first.
NL: Pitcher is up. What will the manager do? One thing only.
AL: #9 hitter is up. What will the manager do? Bunt? Maybe. Hit away? Maybe. Hit and run? Maybe. Run and hit? Maybe.
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What if your pitcher is Mike Hampton, or El Duque, or Micah Owings, or even someone like Aaron Cook, who isn't exactly a great hitter, but far from an automatic out? The decision is not always that simple.
First you have to decide who's doing the hitting, then, you still have that entire matrix of "Bunt? Maybe. Hit away? Maybe. Hit and run? Maybe. Run and hit? Maybe"
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