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Unread 01-04-2008, 19:43
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Re: Look Back: Week 5

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Originally Posted by T3_1565 View Post
it's much like a basetball team calling a foul on purpose to pause the clock, or a pitcher intentionally hitting the other teams best batter (or walking them on purpose)
Hitting batters with the ball is done for a variety of reasons, but not just "defense." The intentional walk is a better analogy.

This approach -- taking a tactical penalty to further a strategic goal -- is one that I've only seen a couple of times so far. In particular, I saw bot commit an intentional <G22> to knock loose an alliance partner that was jammed up under the overpass. It was the right choice. I'd still like to see someone POSSESS an opponent's trackball for 115 seconds and see what the referees do. As the rules are written, it looks like all they could do is give one 10-point penalty. Six Krispy Kremes (or equivalent) to a team that tries it and lets me know what happens.
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