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Walking Ortiz

Nov 1, 2013
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There are many, many reasons why I despise the Intentional Walk. It’s anti-competitive. It’s often terrible strategy. It’s basically taking advantage of a loophole in the rules -- I’m not a fan of loopholes in general. Etc. But in Game 6 of the World Series, when the Cardinals intentionally walked David Ortiz three times (twice to their own huge disadva…

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