2 strange and unusual things

[Free Radicals]

1st ) During a game , Duke Snider is taken out in the 6th and replaced with Kiddo Davis . Now Duke wasn't hurt . Why in the hell would Hal take Duke out of a game if he isn't hurt ?

2nd ) I platoon Whitaker/ White . White is down for 5 games . Whitaker gets hurt for 1 game . Who does Hal bring in to play 2nd to finish the game and the next game ? Tony Armas ? That's right Tony Armas .


I found these 2 things very unusual and thought I'd share .

p.s. Armas didn't make an error and Kiddo got hurt for 5 games in his 1st AB .

[ROBERTRAINES]

Did Davis come in after a pitching change?

[Free Radicals]

here's the boxscore of the event

*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Ben Wade
0 J.Pesky 2 Ground Out b-0
[color=red:e29328b897]1 D.Snider 5 Walk b-1 [/color:e29328b897]
1 1 1 Stolen Base 1-2
1 2 J.Rice 6 Strike Out b-0
2 2 C.Cooper 0 Int Walk b-1
2 12 G.Carter 3 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 G.McDougald 4 Strike Out b-0
1 J.Robinson 4 Line Out b-0
2 E.Valentine 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 B.Weaver 6 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Javier 5 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Key 3 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
[color=red:e29328b897] SUBSTITUTE CF- Kiddo Davis[/color:e29328b897]

Now why would Duke come out of the game ?

[GREGDALY]

I can think of 3 things:

1) Maybe he pulled a Bonds - with all that walking to 1st base and running on foul balls, etc - he simply got tired.
2) He had a hot date and needed to split.
3) He was drunk and had enough or was going to leave so he could start drinking.

Other than that, beats me.

[Free Radicals]

Even if Hal was going to sub for anyone defensively , why in the 6th ? Most defensive subsitutions are 9th inning type moves IMO . Duke misses out on at least 2 AB's in the deal . Lost by one in the 9th too . So I feel that Hal's braincramp may have cost me here .

[sschu]

It seems to me that HAL picks replacements alphabetically sometimes, Armas was the first in line..... makes no sense otherwise.

I have seen HAL pinch run for Hornsby, not sure why, it has happened several times.

I suggest there be a check box on a player "HAL never removes" for ANY reason. Injury would be the only way they come out of the game.

sschu

[Free Radicals]

Kiddo won't be in CF on my team ever again . I was carrying 15 and only had Kiddo if Duke got hurt . I didn't want Summa in CF , which is what I ended up with anyways . Bye bye Kiddo ! :)