What the HAL, part ?

[UrbanShockers]

With first base open, bottom 12, none out, and three much weaker righty hitters coming up, how can anyone conclude that pitching to Puljos here makes sense? See: http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/baseball/stratomatic/2006/league/boxscore.html?group_id=165&g_id=534

[Detroit-Tigers]

At least Hal brought in a righty specialist.

[visick]

I could be wrong but...

I see that as a good choice. Hermanson is a 4R. He's facing a righty Pujols. There is a man on 1st.

Granted Kapler is on deck, but why would HAL IBB him to get runners on 1st and 2nd? HAL doesn't "see" that it's Albert Pujols. He sees a righty batter in to face a righty hitter.

[genegrid]

Socal---I think you looked at that wrong. Helton led off with a double so first base was open.

[UrbanShockers]

Socal:

I'd have no gripe if first weren't open; then it's a judgment call and I think most managers would not want to walk the winning run into scoring position. But with 1st open, and any run Puljos might score being meaningless, it seems a pretty bone-headed move. Really impossible to defend, except on the ground that HAL doesn't consider the factors he should be considering (which isn't so much a defense as an indictment).

BTW, I had intentional walk on "normal": I often have it on "conservative", which would have at least mitigated HAL's responsibility, but in this case I didn't.

[visick]

I meant to say there was a man on 2nd.

I don't know about this one. I think this is a HAL judgement call. Since IBB is on normal, you really can't complain.

I see it as a good match up. Hermanson is very good vs. righties. Kapler, another righty, is on deck.

I do see your point though. But without IBB set to aggressive, HAL is gonna have Hermanson pitch to Pujols.

[scotalex]

Hal is really Jerry Narron, he pitched to him the other night in the ninth inning......

[UrbanShockers]

[quote:cac6486318="socalchiro"]I meant to say there was a man on 2nd.

I don't know about this one. I think this is a HAL judgement call. Since IBB is on normal, you really can't complain.

I see it as a good match up. Hermanson is very good vs. righties. Kapler, another righty, is on deck.

I do see your point though. But without IBB set to aggressive, HAL is gonna have Hermanson pitch to Pujols.[/quote:cac6486318]

I can't complain? Hey, that's all I come here for!

Seriously, I would never set IBB to aggressive, because I think it's usually a bad move. But in this spot, I can't see any reason for not doing it. OK, Puljos is a RHB, and Hermy is 4R. But there's a buncha weak RHB's right behind him! Show Albert some respect, HAL, or he'll burn you. As he did.

Man on 2d, none out, bottom 12, I'm probably gonna lose that game whatever HAL does. That still doesn't explain this move, though.

[visick]

I can see your point.

HAL doesn't "know" it's Albert though. He "sees" a RHB and knows he should use a RHRP.

I actually set my IBB in the manager strategy to aggressive and then individually set each pitcher to IBB hitters or don't IBB.

[spicki17]

i agree with urban here. even if a lefty is on deck that is that weak, HAL should be smart enough to know not to pitch to pujols in that situation just because of how dangerous pujols is. regardless of who is on deck or what the IBB is set to, pujols should be walked (unless maybe dlee is on deck).

IMO when you set IBB to "aggressive" it means that he would consider walking pujols if the bases were empty in this situation. the situation that we saw here is a no-brainer that he should walk pujols regardless of IBB settings.