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Found August 11, 2009 on FishStripes:
Walking a batter to get to Hanley Ramirez
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Florida Marlins
PLAYERS: Hanley Ramirez,  Nick Johnson
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Cecil Cooper tried something that has never been tried before and I'm guessing will never be again: Walking a batter to get to Hanley Ramirez. Cecil Cooper made a peculiar decision in the sixth inning Monday night, intentionally walking Nick Johnson to pitch to one of baseball’s best hitters. Challenging Hanley Ramirez is an unusual way to try to win a baseball game, but maybe Cooper figured that because the logical ways weren’t working, he’d try something completely different. "I do...
Original Story: http://www.fishstripes.com/2009/8/11/...

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  • ossurworld said August 12, 2009

    Oh, Cooper is stupid and stubborn? He must be a former Red Sox player.

  • oldoug said August 12, 2009

    Just one in a long series of dumb moves by Cooper. The sooner he's dumped, the better. Unfortunately, he's a buddy of Selig and Drayton is afraid to do anything to offend Bud. Too bad he can't that all his kissing up to Bud hasn't helped the Stros.
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