chester said:You ALWAYS bunt in that situation! I trust the coaches.Luke The Drifter said:chester said:It was the right thing to do. Give the anti-Childress nonsense a rest. It's getting tiresome.biles90 said:
ONot to beat a dead horse, but the bunt in the 7th was just a bad baseball play. The expected runs actually decreased from the 1st & 2nd, no outs to the 2nd and 3rd, 1 out so we actually did them a favor by giving them that out. It's 14 years in so this crew isn't going to stop giving away outs anytime soon regardless of what the statistics/math say.
It's only the right thing to do if it works. It did not work. And more times that not this season it has not worked. We're giving a way outs for the rare chance at success to follow. Our return on investment is terrible.
You know the definition of insanity, don't you? Doing the exact same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Show me one statistical metric at any level of baseball that indicates bunting in that situation is the right play. Baseball has evolved over the years and the amount of statistical data at our fingertips is overwhelming these days. And within all of that statistical data, you'll very clearly see that sacrifice bunts are easily one of the biggest sucker bets and bad decisions in all of baseball...especially if you have a weak-hitting lineup (like A&M has this year.)
Just because bunting was the obvious play in baseball in the past, it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do today. The game of baseball is progressing. Coaches need to progress with it as it relates to their decision making process.
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