Awful bunt attempt. I have watched Stubbs since he started in Dayton and he is a horrible bunter. 1-5 FC.
Awful bunt attempt. I have watched Stubbs since he started in Dayton and he is a horrible bunter. 1-5 FC.
Why do announcers (and managers) act like getting a bunt down should be a sure thing? Sure, it's a lot easier than getting a hit, but is there anybody who's a lock to get a bunt down? It just seems like people take it for granted and act shocked (and morally outraged) when it doesn't work out.
To be fair though, having 2 runers in scoring position would have been huge with Valdez coming up.....
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Slow runner on second, bad bunter at the plate who shouldn't be leading off in the first place.Originally Posted by Reds Fanatic
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Why were they bunting down 3 runs in the 3rd inning anyway? And with a sloooow lead runner?
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You had to get a man in scoring position. Oh wait... he already was.....
I don't understand having Stubbs bunt there at all. Worst case scenario is he strikes out, because he can beat out a DP. And so that Valdez could hit?
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Nothing like breaking a sequence where pitcher can't find the plate by bunting and giving away an out to help the pitcher out.
Valdez in the 2 hole is brutal.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Valdez strikes out looking.
"Thunder" Valdez shockingly strikes out.
Our top two hitters are absolutely worthless today.
At least he didn't hit into a double play.
Up to Votto to bail Dusty out from the combination of that bunt attempt and the decision to hit Valdez 2nd.
SS bats second.
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