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Originally Posted by chucksabr
Given that there are usually 12 and sometimes 13 pitchers on a 25 man squad, and eight non-pitchers are already in the game, that leaves four or maybe five guys on the bench, among them a backup catcher and a defense-first middle infielder. So the choice is usually fairly clear.
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That's a far cry from the "push button" tactics you argued against a few posts ago.
Again, I'm not sure how needing to make a decision is less strategic than not having a decision to make, which is the case with the DH.