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Originally posted by bstand
If you were playing on the team that was "stalling" while winning, and the coach didn't stall, and lost the game, you would probably be upset that the coach mismanaged the game. I disagree with the idea that time management is cheating. Stalling or slowing the game down is the polar opposite of a coach who needs to speed the game up to try and get a last chance in before the game runs out of time. I think that is one of the manager's jobs. Time management. Sometimes you need to slow the game down so that the pitcher can get in rythym. Sometimes you just need to run the clock out so you can win. Regardless of the situation, time management isn't cheating.
I agree it's not cheating, but one of the great things about baseball is that it's not governed by a clock. That's why I said "against the spirit, not the letter".
Everything else you said is probably right. I've never had a situation where we lost because I didn't stall, so I'm not sure what the reaction would be, but you probably nailed it. |
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Posted - 10/21/2008 : 13:59:08
