“I think so. But it's worth thinking about. Every time you take the bat out of Barry's

hands, you're taking some of the entertainment out of our game. I had personal

experience with this, with Mark McGwire. ”-Tony La Russa (manager of the Cardinals.)

I read this quote in ESPN Magazine a few months after the Giants lost the World

The intentional walk is a big part of the game of baseball. It has been helping

pitchers pitch around tough batters since the beginning of time. The intentional walk is

caused when a batter of out standing capabilities comes to the plate, the pitcher weather

he is great or just good is in a situation where it would be better for him to just walk

the batter of out standing capabilities, rather then take the chance of pitching to him.

The catcher will either take the sign from the manager or the manager will call for time

and talk to the pitcher himself. After everything is clarified, the pitcher will step up to

the mound and look in for the sign. By this point the catcher has already risen from his

and the “biggest” game of the year turns out to be the least watch game of the century.

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