The Associated Press: Reds bat out of order in 9th inning during 8-3 loss to Mets

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Dusty Baker in: 'Out of Order'
Published 5/12/2008 by Mullet at FanHouse
... It's one of those things that you don't often see in baseball, but the Reds attempted the old "batting out of turn" trick in their game against the Mets this afternoon. The mistake came from, as these things usually do, out of players being confused after a late game double switch. In this case, ...

Hard to Watch
Published 5/12/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... That was the case today. The Reds lost 8-3 to the Mets. No surprise there, but then I saw that the Reds had made an out in the top of the ninth by batting out of order. I was curious how it went down and what the reaction of the announcers was. My own reaction was: I wonder if the Reds could get away with firing Dusty Baker just a couple months after hiring him. ...