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Re: Should the MLB create a restriction on Intentional Walks?
5/16/04, 7:58am

As far as pitching around a batter goes, if the actual intent is just to intentionally walk the batter, why not just go ahead & lolly pop 4 balls out of the batter's box? My thinking here is that the pitcher can save his arm for the next batter, rather than to waste 4 pitches actually throwing hard versus the batter your actually intending to walk.

[drrubb from Panama City Beach/Florida]
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