Intentional Walks?

[hornet0508]

What is your point of view of the intentional walks in this sport.

[DC07]

you play to win the game

[westend1]

Even if you made a rule against it, you couldn't enforce it.  How you going to make a kid throw strikes?

[cardinal81o7]

you play to win... if it involves walking the best hitter sometimes to keep runs off the board, you gotta do it

[hawks77]

you play to win... if it involves walking the best hitter sometimes to keep runs off the board, you gotta do it

exactly, if it means putting a runner on the bases to keep from giving a long ball or a double or triple it is well worth it

[VP]

if that is what it will take to win....then that is what needs to be done.

[tvc184]

Does anyone see anything wrong with intentional walks? To me it is just part of strategy to set up the force play and has been around for 100 years.

Or are you talking about just issuing the pass instead of making the pitcher actually throw the ball?

[smp83]

I don't necessarily like intentional walks, but I see how it is part of the game. I just don't like when it backfires on the team I'm pulling for. On the other hand...it also backfires if you don't walk them. I guess you take a chance either way.

[j_dog]

it is humorous when the intentional walk backfires, and the next batter hits a home run.

[643]

Its called % baseball.

[DC07]

do what needs to be done

[stangchain]

I'm surprised at that question.  How about pinch hitters or pinch runners?  How about the infield fly rule?  How about leting everyone on the team play and hit regardless of ability?  Gimme a break!

[DC07]

I'm surprised at that question.  How about pinch hitters or pinch runners?  How about the infield fly rule?  How about leting everyone on the team play and hit regardless of ability?  Gimme a break!

give me your opinion on all those questions you just posed

[BucPride08]

I'm surprised at that question.  How about pinch hitters or pinch runners?  How about the infield fly rule?  How about leting everyone on the team play and hit regardless of ability?  Gimme a break!

give me your opinion on all those questions you just posed

You play to win games, not to hate on the rules

[westend1]

Infield fly rule?  This guys must think that the rule is designed to help crappy fielders who can't catch a pop-up. 

[stangchain]

I'm surprised at that question.  How about pinch hitters or pinch runners?  How about the infield fly rule?  How about letting everyone on the team play and hit regardless of ability?  Gimme a break!

give me your opinion on all those questions you just posed

My opinion is that they are rules of the game, regardless of anyone's "opinion".  When I posted my message, I had read another post regarding someone who was intentionally walked in a game and a parent or fan of the guy who was walked was upset about it.  Then along comes this question....The good thing about intentional walks in high school is that the batter still gets pitches and no matter what anyone thinks, it is not easy to throw a ball out of the batter's reach 4 times in a row and not have a wild pitch or passed ball.  I have seen wild pitches on an intentional walk that moves a runner up.  Didn't mean to offend anyone by my sarcastic post previously, just thought it strange that someone complained on an earlier post about an intentional walk and then here's this question. 

[643]

Unless its been changed all is required is a verbal pass made to ump.

[stangchain]

Unless its been changed all is required is a verbal pass made to ump.

Then I guess I'm thinking about college....I guess I just need to be quiet, huh?  LOL

[643]

Saw this used last nite 3 times by HF and was not surprised in the least, HJ only got 1 run (I think) but avoided big innings. Smart move by the HF coach but as I've said in the past, he plays %age ball.

[DC07]

I'm surprised at that question.  How about pinch hitters or pinch runners?  How about the infield fly rule?  How about leting everyone on the team play and hit regardless of ability?  Gimme a break!

give me your opinion on all those questions you just posed

You play to win games, not to hate on the rules

sometimes winning requires that u hate on the rules