Dave Fleming at Bill James Online makes the case for swinging during intentional walks:
Intentionally Swing!
↵↵2. You are increasing the chances that the pitcher or catcher will screw up by 50%. Sometimes a pitcher has trouble just making the throw to the catcher…something they pull a Knoblauch. Sometimes the pitcher balks. Sometimes the catcher balks…Might as well make it more stressful for everyone.
↵↵Since MLB considers changes to its hallowed rules the moral equivalent of surrendering to Tojo, this might be a better way to fight back against the scourge of intentional walks.
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