Trying to bunt Hamilton over after PR him was my head scratcher of a moment.
Trying to bunt Hamilton over after PR him was my head scratcher of a moment.
OnBaseMachine (09-05-2013),WVRedsFan (09-05-2013)
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Parra wasn't at the game because his wife was giving birth to their child. Congrats to him, luckily Duke got a huge out for us when we needed it.
If that is the case, round up some others who believe it was a suicide squeeze at this point (bear in mind Dusty said Heisey was bunting for a hit) and get back to me. Seriously.
I'm not trying to be "that guy", but there was a lot of "suicide squeeze" talk, and I tried to put the brakes on that, and most have realized it was not now. But you are digging in on this one, and I am glad to engage.
Tom Servo (09-05-2013),TSJ55 (09-05-2013),villain612 (09-05-2013)
No way that was a suicide squeeze. While not the only reason, Choo's run from 3rd was more opportunistic and reactive than full turbo thrusters. That said, I'd give 10% of the blame to Choo since his aggressiveness, while admirable, wasn't sensible given it was Heisey batting. So, 10% Choo, 90% Heisey.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Choo reacted to Heisey squaring and he assumed (incorrectly) that Heisey had a clue and would lay it down. If he layed it down it would be for a hit (since there were two out and all) and of course Choo would try to score just like any other batted ball in that situation. Hiesey whiffed and put Choo is a bad spot. Bad all the way around.
Not a squeeze. Not close. Can that term even be used with 2 outs anyway?
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Think you mean "runner" where you wrote "hitter" the 2nd time? Heisey has to be able to lay down a bunt and, in that situation, shouldn't have been bunting anyway. Choo saw Heisey square and bet (wrongly) he'd put the ball in the play. Not a terrible bet but, in hindsight, obviously not the right one. MLB.com has the play as Choo caught stealing home. That's funny stuff if you watch the replay.
Tomorrow is, in fact, another day. We are still in very good shape. But we really need to take care of business and this series with a win tomorrow behind Tony.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Execution.
If Heisey gets the bunt down and beats it out he's a hero for seeing the 3B playing back.
OnBaseMachine (09-05-2013),texasdave (09-05-2013)
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