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Originally Posted by fatediesel
I knew a lot of those rules, but I don't agree with the first rule, Don't swing at the first pitch after back-to-back home runs. If your team is winning in a blowout then fine, but if it's still a close game and the first pitch looks good I'd swing. I've also seen a lot of pitchers violate number 9, Pitchers stay in the dugout at least until the end of the inning in which they get pulled. I've seen plenty of pitchers storm out of the dugout after getting pulled, either due to anger because they don't agree they should have been pulled or anger over poor performance.
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Same here. I knew most of them, and disagree about rule 1. I also disagree about rules 2 (sometimes), 6 (sometimes), and 9 (all the time).
For rule 2, I think it's fine if hitters want to work a count. It's a bit annoying when pitchers want to pitch defensively, when they have a huge lead, but I can understand that too. The times when I find it MOST acceptable is when the pitcher or hitter are people who don't play much, and can use the good workout. Baseball's a long game, deal with it. Just because some bench player has an at-bat when he's put in the game after his team takes a 15 run lead doesn't mean he should go up and swing at everything.
For rule 6, I think you should help the opposing players prevent injury. If that also helps them make the play, then so be it. Anyone who sits in a dugout and watches as a catcher trips and falls on his face is an idiot. So if a catcher makes the catch, but is in the process of falling... are you really going to let him slam into the dugout floor, hoping that causes him to lose the ball (and possibly make the ruling that it wasn't a catch)? Seems stupid. The article mentioned an example from 1998, but I remember something like this happening a year or two ago, and it being talked about on all those afternoon sport shows (PTI, Around the Horn, Rome is Burning, etc).
For rule 9, I always hated (and still do) when pitchers are taken out of a game, and disappear from the dugout. I know they have to go have their arm wrapped up, but that's an excuse to leave for 5 minutes, not for the rest of the game. Go get your arm wrapped up, and then go sit in the dugout with your teammates. It's not as bad as when starting pitchers hang out in the clubhouse on days when they're not pitching, but I still think it's unacceptable.
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, I could see giving like league minimum and hopping it works out but anymore then that is a waste... I'd be jumping for joy to see him gone.
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