mysterious "caught stealing": HAL's free will?

[robwrjr]

What does it say when a runner is picked off?

[coyote303]

[quote:6c4caeba54="wachovia07"]Thanks for all the responses. It's frustrating to learn that "don't steal" (absent a failed bunt or hit and run) isn't absolute ... but useful to know.[/quote:6c4caeba54]

My first season was a 70s team, and I had Frank Robinson, a D base stealer, set to Don't Steal (if held). However, he kept stealing and got caught quite a lot. I was not amused. However, fortunately, they changed the Don't Steal setting to mean exactly that in the 70s game.