I agree that Hall is the right choice if Counsell is injured and limping. This I was unaware of, but I don't agree that Hall has been "nothing short of spectacular this season". I haven't watched all of the games, but I can recall a play against the Reds with Parra on the mound that Hall botched and a ground ball in the SF series hit by Rowand that bounced off of Hall's glove and went under the tarp for a double and now this lazy toss to second base. Even if you set those three plays aside, I'm not ready to call Hall a better 3B than Counsell, based on my own eyes or fielding % or UZR. If Counsell was limping, I'm not sure I would call Macha smart for substituting Hall in his place. I think we can agree even Yost would have made that move.