....in one game, along wiht 4 by another pitcher, and 1 more by a third - all in the same inning make it pretty easy to validate tanking in the case of Boston's 98 trad team. That it occurred again in game 5 of that series ( 5 IBB s in the ninth inning to lose) makes it clear.

You have stood up and yelled at percieved improprieties in the past - to shrug this off as legitimate confounds me.

Make me understand how "losing on purpose" to get into next years lottery is okay.