This is one of those excitement killers that will eventually kill baseball. I don't really care about how the managers want to be appreciated for their strategy; give them a chess set and let them sit in the locker room instead of bringing the game to a dead stop. As a fan of the home team, I'd rather face the music of having a slugger beat us than this wimpy IW. Besides, isn't it a lot more fun if your pitcher gets him out--achieving something rather than weaseling out of it?
2006-06-17 06:18:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
You're right....IW's are a copout...pitch to players like Bonds, Ortiz, and Ramirez....Let the pitcher prove his worth. If they are that good, then face them and pitch. That's what makes baseball so exciting and unpredictable (to a certain degree).
2006-06-17 22:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by Traveler 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Since the intentional walk has been use long before your daddy was an itch in your grandpa's shorts I don't think it will kill the game any time soon. If you don't want someone intetionally walking a player get on your team to get some better bats behind them.
I do think the intentional walk is way overused. How would you like to be a pitcher who thinks he has hot stuff and have a manager that tells you to pitch around anyone who could be dangerous. Really makes you feel he thinks highly of your skills eh?
2006-06-17 15:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by meathookcook 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a strategy move that may or may not work. Much more of an issue in National League than American League due to pitcher spot in batting order. That strategy forces the other team to make or not make changes in line-up and defense and use the bench more as strategy.
2006-06-17 14:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by skeeter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simply part of the game, and often a strategically good move. The game has survived nicely for a long time, and the intentional walk has been in existence for most of it. I don't see it damaging the game -- but that's just MHO.
2006-06-17 14:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you also want to eliminate the sacrifice bunt and the pitcher batting?!?
actually when they walk pujols here it really isnt that unexciting. we get to boo, then watch edmonds or rolen attempt to get extra rbi's
i DO wish they would allow the iw to just be called, the few times errors happen in an intential walk are so rare, just give them the base...
2006-06-17 14:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by childhoodtrauma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't ban it. How do you determine what's intentional then? The pitcher could just throw 4 straight balls without making it obvious.
It's part of the game.
2006-06-17 13:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by aqsgtriad 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baseball is all about stategy not just going out there and slugging away. The intentional walk is just one stategic tool available. It is part of the nuance of the game.
2006-06-17 13:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by hurricane camille 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Id be for that. If doing this caused an automatic score or one point for the team that got walked it would stop right away.
2006-06-17 13:23:23 · answer #8 · answered by Lupin IV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree but they say it is just all part of the strategy of the game.I think the excitement is much more important than strategy but I don't think we can expect any changes anytime soon.
2006-06-17 13:27:01 · answer #9 · answered by royalsgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey like it or not, it's just baseball strategy and in a lot of cases, a smart decision.
2006-06-17 13:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋