Does It Ever Make Sense to Play for a Stat?

by Slyde on May 26, 2009 9:05 AM EDT on Red Reporter

The 2-hour and 3-minute rain delay in yesterday's game put the Reds in a position to make a controversial decision by having Aaron Harang come back out to finish the 5th inning after the delay. The risk of the decision is that Harang had to keep loose for two hours, so he must have been pitching...