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jtur88 · 04-05-2008, 07:13 PM

And the strategy didnt work. Ring came in struck out LaRoche, but when Resop came back, he gave up Nady's game-winning hit.

Herzog used to do that in St. Louis a lot. That can be done only once per inning, for one of those arcane reasons that defies any reason whatsoever. The rules committee probably met in the middle of the night once after some smart aleck manager did it, and they had to show him who is boss. But they said, well, OK, he can do it once in an inning, but one is the magic number, and twice would be making a travesty of the game, or something. If it is done in the AL (where strategy is punished severely) the DH privelege is lost for the rest of the game.

04-05-2008, 07:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,849	And the strategy didnt work. Ring came in struck out LaRoche, but when Resop came back, he gave up Nady's game-winning hit. Herzog used to do that in St. Louis a lot. That can be done only once per inning, for one of those arcane reasons that defies any reason whatsoever. The rules committee probably met in the middle of the night once after some smart aleck manager did it, and they had to show him who is boss. But they said, well, OK, he can do it once in an inning, but one is the magic number, and twice would be making a travesty of the game, or something. If it is done in the AL (where strategy is punished severely) the DH privelege is lost for the rest of the game. __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much. Last edited by jtur88; 04-05-2008 at 07:23 PM.