That's exactly right. My view is that any legal way to win a game is what should be done if it helps your chances to win. I would have no problem with a team hacking DeAndre Jordan, either. He should learn to shoot free throws if he doesn't like it... just as the Nationals should get someone better to protect Harper if they don't like it. But the Nats never said they didn't like it.

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You just like bitch moves.

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You can't decide whether you agree or disagree that walking the best player all the time sucks.

No one is fooled Reason.

You don't have to keep up the charade.

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This guy gets it.

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Allow me to add comprehension to your long list of issues.

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Did we get an apology out of Waving Wendell? He hasn't had much to do this season...yet has fucked up multiple situations already.

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I didn't agree in the beginning...but it turned out to be a pretty smart move to just walk him!

Man dementia must be a bitch.

Have a good night Reason.

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I'm going to have a shitty night just cause you want me to have a good one. Fuck off.

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Except for, you know, not having won a title since the Roosevelt Administration.

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Teddy Roosevelt was a shitty President.

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Best post on this topic I've seen.

Face it Farvio, Maddon out managed dusty. If dusty were smart he'd have better protection for Harper.

Maddon made the right move all day long.

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Jared nailed it, just like an underage....

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Going back to Friday, Harper has gone 12 plate appearances without an official at-bat...is that a record?

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"subbies" please get back to us after June 9th regarding Bryce and how to pitch to him....

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I remember Sammy Sosa getting walked a lot intentionally, as teams were not going t let Sammy beat them. Bonds was obviously the guy who was given more intentional passes than anyone when he was mashing like no other. But I can't recall a guy getting passed as many times in a series before. But the strategy paid off. Don't let one guy beat you that can be avoided. Zimmerman has to be pissed. That is a slap in the face, to pass a guy over and over, just to get to him instead. Even when it meant loading the bases.
Great job by Cahill, Warren, Grimm and Wood today. Guys (except Wood) pitching multiple innings and allowing Joe Maddon to keep Strop and Rondon out of it. Loved that it was Baez that hit the HR. 7 tough games VS the Pirates and Nationals and they took them all. Amazing start to a season.

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How many lob did Zimmerman have this series? 16? More? It's a crazy number.

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Just 2 of the runs were earned.

It was actually 14 JUST TODAY which is a new MLB record. The previous record was 12, shared by David Ortiz (2009) Trot Nixon (2003) Todd Helton (1998) and our own Glenn Beckert (1972).

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