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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
I’m still trying to process them pitching to Vlad…Did they think Kirk would bunt and then it would only take a sac fly to win? Kirk was never going to be bunting there and, despite being really hot right now, he’s always a candidate for an easy double play.
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There is likely a stat somewhere that says that if you intentionally walk a guy, he is more likely to score than if you pitch to him. As a result, someone concluded that it doesn't make sense to intentionally walk a guy.
This is missing the forest for the trees, and it is SOP when people put too much value in a stat, and don't understand how to use them.
Obviously in last night's situation, Vladdy scoring is irrelevant, because they only need one run to win. So the above referenced (potential) stat has no relevance to this situation. Walking Vladdy has upside, due to the potential DP, and no downside. Just a stupid, stupid decision by the manager.