Re: WTF? Pujols could have been pinch hit for Rowand
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This occured to me earlier today and obviously I agree that it is a good point. However, I had like 12 hours to realize the fact
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I don't know why it would take 12 hours for you to relaize that but regardless, don't you think an experienced major league manager should realize it at the time? It's not *that* uncommon a situation.
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that for the game to end 9 exactly tied with Pujols up and 2 outs and bases loaded was a slim chance. If you simulate the situation a million times, I think over 900,000 times Pujols is the last batter of the game, win or lose.
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Agreed- and even in the unlikely scenario that the game does go to extras, he's not that screwed. I still haven't heard anyone defend the decision from a winning the game standpoint. I think it's easily more egregious than, say, Little leaving in Pedro. There must be some kind of personal, political, and/or metagame reason behind it.
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