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QuestionRelevant Managerial DecisionDecision
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If there is an emergency fielder at catcher, and therefore the battery rating is 0, does the catcher still get +5 defensive rating bonus for runners stealing 3rd?StealingYes. [rulebook update, for clarity/consistency's sake, change the +5 to the defensive battery to +5 to the defensive throw on stealing third base]
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If a batter rolls a GB on their chart with the infield in, is the result a 1B or the result a GB that is changed to a 1B (for purposes of strategy cards that are played on changed results)?Infield InThe result is a 1B and never was a GB, so was never changed. When the infield is in, imagine the batter's chart becomes `K 1B FB BB 1B 2B 3B HR`.
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If I have players that can play multiple positions, when can I move their position, say to put a good U defender in the OF and replace him in the IF with a poor defender U?Defensive ShiftingAny defensive changes must be announced before the start of an At-Bat.
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Can I move a player from the field into the DH role? Can I move a DH into the field?Defensive ShiftingNo, players can never move from DH to the field or from the field to DH. Since pitchers don't hit in clutch, we don't have this mechanic
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What makes a pitcher tiredTirednessIn a game, a pitcher is considered tired if they have met or exceeded their innings limit and are about to throw another pitch. For multi-game series, throwing a pitch whilst tired or appearing in back-to-back games will result in the pitcher being tired if brought into the subsequent game. Going an entire game without an appearance will reset the pitcher back to fresh.
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Does sac bunting/playing drag bunt/IBB'ing a batter count as being Pitched To?Pitched ToPitched To - A batter is considered to have been pitched to so long as they were not Intentionally Walked (IBB).
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What is before an inning for strat cards?Before an InningBefore an inning is any thing that happens before the batter is in the box. When an inning ends, you play any end of inning cards. Then you draw cards. This is techincally in between innings, so anything drawn can not apply to the previous half inning. Then you play Managers and strats that are before an inning and at bat. Then you start the at bat process. This includes making subsititutions on both teams.
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Is a sacrifice bunt a GB?Sac BuntNo. It counts as a Sac, but is not a GB that you alter or use the result.
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Since Cards don't have 0 clutch as a base stat, if you add +1 to a -1 clutch player what is their clutch?0 Clutch0 Clutch still exists so in this case -1+1=0.
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If a strat or coach requires an walk (BB) outcome, does a IBB count?Intentional Walks (IBB)No. IBBs and BBS are different outcomes.
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Can I deck Did His Homework and Did His Homwork 2.0?2.0 Strats2.0 strats count the same in the deck limit as their 1.0 counterparts. So you cannot deck both Did His Homework and Did His Homework 2.0. You can only deck 1 because that is a rare. If it is an uncommon, then you can deck 1 of each, or 2 of one but no more. And if a card has varying rarities (like Splitter and Splitter 2.0), you can deck 2 Splitter 2.0s or 3 Splitters or 1 of each.
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I can only play a card once an at bat, for cards like Full Monty, when can I officially play my next one?New at BatOnce an at bat is finalized you can play a card with the same name. So if you play Full Monty at the start of an inning before an at bat, you can play your next one once the next at bat is finalized.
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Is the batter a baserunner?BaserunnerA player is only a baserunner if they were on base at the start of an at bat. A batter is the batter and not a baserunner for the entire at bat.
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What happens when a runner is thrown out with multiple baserunners advancing?Extra BasesIf there are two outs, and the offense elects to send a runner home and a runner to third base, the defense gets the option of which runner to try to throw out. If the defense goes for the runner going to third, the runner going home automatically scores regardless of the outcome at third base.
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