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Let us say you are Oakland A's manager Ken Macha. Let us further suppose your team is clinging to a 2-0 lead over Baltimore in the midst of a hot and heavy pennant race. And, just for the sake of argument, let's say that your starter, who we'll hypothetically name Barry Zito, has run into a spot of trouble after cruising through the first six innings. There are runners at the corners, there is but one out, and Zito has just responded to an 0-2 count by plunking Javy Lopez in the head.

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