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You could definitely use a pinch runner but I'm not sure if you could sub abreu for hendriks and then use a pinch runner, I can't find anything definitive there. It just says "However, if the player in the batting order immediately preceding that half-inning’s leadoff hitter is the pitcher, the runner placed on second base at the start of that half-inning may be the player preceding the pitcher in the batting order" If you can, you'd use mendick and then bring Collins in to play first. This games outcome aside, Liam Hendriks absolutely cannot be running the bases two days after you already had a devastating roster hit.

I'm too young to have observed the Bevington Shit Show. How does this compare?

Burned him earlier

The double switch was not necessary, but it was to get that pitcher's spot out of the firing line of coming up that inning to make sure hendriks got another inning. If it's abreu and not hendriks on third, I'm comfortable with a squeeze play. I'm also absolutely not stealing with garcia. The infield was in, there was no DP threat. If you wanted to get a little Joe Maddon with it, you could pinch hit mendick for hamilton and hoped to god a ball didn't get hit to him the next inning. This would be a desperate move I understand.

There were 4 or 5 god awful decisions that happened in that last inning and none of them required knowing the rules.

I want my manager to be a Milford man Neither seen nor heard

Insert Shaq dunking on Chris Dudley gif here

This is also the second time a rules gaff cost them. Remember anaheim when he didn't challenge an obvious overturn in a no-loss situation because he took too long?

When they hired him I figured it'd be tolerable from on an field standpoint, and the real problems would be behind the scenes. But holy shit.

Let's also not discount the fact that even if Tony's understanding of the rule was correct, that double switch was also idiotic.

I think the implication there is not only did he not know the rule, but he had double switched to put himself in that position

Is it not Tony's job to say 'Hey (Insert Coach here) you are in charge of knowing this rule inside and out."

It's happened more than once already

They double switched to put Hendriks as the last batted out so that spot was the runner on second in the 10th. BUT if it's the pitcher spot, you can go one batter further up the lineup for your runner on second

Agreed. But that was a fire-his-ass-on-the-spot showing

He ended an inning was over that counts as 3 batters. he didn’t even need to run they could have just gone to the last out before that spot in the lineup b

not true

The Dodgers could probably pull something out of their ass but that's about it.

This rule sucks so bad

idk how you have a chance to hit kopech after looking at dallas all day

Jose has had so many ugly ass swings this year.

I am absolutely content with a pitcher not running out a routine grounder.

How does Hamilton generate any speed with those legs man.

There's still a non-zero chance it's not even a two team race.

Hypothetically, if they called the runner safe at home and out a first, could both teams challenge?