With at least two outs remaining, a smart Kardball batter will swing at a matching card at the first opportunity. The result is always good: either (1.) the defense has no Ace, so the batter scores on a home run; or (2.) the defense is forced to play an Ace to stop the home run and make the out.
Challenge Question for those of you in our Kardball Correspondence Course: Why is this strategy best used only when there are at least two outs remaining? (Answer below.)
Swing Your Rally Towels!
One long ball deserves another. Whether the previous poke made a score, or it forced out an Ace, either way you're likely to have a weakened defense, and swinging at any matching card now should be all gravy.
It's amazing how long these rallies can continue. We have often seen six or more successive home runs mark the scoreboard against a naked, Aceless defense.
Time for Relief?
The spanking won't end without some great pitching.
In Baseball (which Kardball is not), a manager might change pitchers in this kind of situation. Bench the Candy Man. Bring out the Ice Man.
In Kardball (which Baseball is not), there's really nobody to replace a spooked pitcher with, except his teammates in the outfield who have already pitched in a different inning (or will). Devising some kind of house-rule gambit that involves replacing cards might have some effect, but seems a little arbitrary to us.
Anyways, let your house rule prevail here. And in the meantime, let the rally towels fly!
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