Has anyone ever been intentionally walked with the bases loaded to score a run in a close game?
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I can't think of any specific examples off the top of my head, but I know this has happened to Bonds at least once. Looks like some of the other users here have posted examples.
Hope that helps!
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I have never heard of it happening. Good points I learned from this question. If I was a manger I would still pitch to bonds in that situation, but would instruct the pitcher to keep the pitches lousy. Take a chance of Bonds trying to reach for one and popping it up.Which brothers are responsible for hitting the most combined Major League Baseball home runs?
dozens of times a walk is 1 run a hit could be 4 wait to strike out the weak batter -do the mathWhen was the last time the Reds opened their season on the road?
The only time I ever heard of it was a few years ago, when Barry Bonds was walked in such a situation.EDIT:
"May 28, 1998.
Bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two outs and your team is leading 8-6. Barry Bonds steps to the plate — what would you do? Buck Showalter defied convention and chose to intentionally walk the slugger making it a one run game. Brent Mayne batted next and lined out to right field on a 3-2 count and the manager was the hero. Would you have made the same call?"
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It was a long time ago I think 1997 or something like that, Bonds came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs, DBacks beating the Giants by 2. Buck Showalter tells the pitcher to intentionally walk Bonds and pitch to Brent Mayne who was on deck. Brent Mayne would ultimately ground out / pop out (I don't remember which) and the DBacks would win by 1.Which game is better for PSP: MLB 07 The Show or Major League Baseball 2K7?
They do that all the time. Especially when runner who scores doesnt up pitcher on mound an earned run --which is charged to pitcher he relieved.barry bonds was walked with the bases loaded in a game when the giants were down by 2 runs. i believe it was against the diamondbacks. anyway the next batter was eventually retired and the other team won
that would sound like something someone would do to bonds
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yes..I'm sure it has...to get to a less dangerous hitter maybe. Teams take huge risks sometimes to avoid the big boppers.
It's been done a handful of times, but prior to the Bonds incident in 1998, we have to go back about 60 years.
Note that date -- 1998, before Bonds became BONDS! That's how much fear he put into other teams; that's how much respect managers had for his abilities.
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