Awesome / Little Big League

• Mac tries to disuade Billy from appointing himself as manager, pointing out the complicated in-game situations managers need to deal with. Billy tells Mac to give him one.
  Mack: We’re playing the Yankees. No one out. Scales is on first, great speed. Lou’s up. 2-1 count. Abbott’s on the mound, lefty. Lonnie’s on deck, and remember he’s a switch hitter. What do you do?
  Billy: [thinking] What’s the score?
  Mack: Tie game.
  Billy: What inning? Home or away?
  Mack: 8th. Home.
  Billy: Who’s catching? Who’s rested in the bullpen? Who’s up in the 9th for the Yankees?
  Mack: Stanley. Everyone. 7-8-9.
  Billy: Okay. I let Lou hit away. With Mattingly holding Scales, he’s got that big hole to hit through.
  Mack: No. See, that’s what I’m talking about. You got lefty against lefty. Lou’s a good bunter. You only need one run, so you sacrifice the go-ahead run to 2nd with only one out.
  Billy: No. You sacrifice him to second, they walk Lonnie and bring in Steve Farr to pitch to Spencer. So you’ve taken the bat out of two best hitters, our 3 and 4 men. And you’ve got Spencer, a righty with no speed against Farr and his palm ball. Which means…
  Mack: Double play. (a pause) You could pitch hit for Spencer.
  Billy: Now you’ve taken the bat out of our 3, 4, and 5 hitters. Not exactly a great trip through the heart of our order.
  Arthur Goslin: Any questions, Mack?
  Mack: Yeah. What’s he need me for?”