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Originally Posted by mlyons
IRL, if a manager puts the steal sign on (as opposed to giving a guy a green light), he had better take off at the pitch or he'll be in pretty big trouble. If there are a lot of throws over to first, a manager could take the steal sign off, but if he doesn't, the runner will attempt to steal.
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Fair enough. So how frequently do you think this is the case in non-hit & run situations? I guess the '80s are too long ago now and I've been too long a more AL follower & Texas Rangers fan to know much about this "stolen base" thing.