June 8, 201214 yr Phillips should sit tonight. No excuse for his crap last night. I was mainly watching the ECF and flipping back to the Reds game. What did I miss?
June 8, 201214 yr Author Phillips should sit tonight. No excuse for his crap last night. I would have benched him at the end of the inning. That kind of crap infuriates me.
June 8, 201214 yr I was mainly watching the ECF and flipping back to the Reds game. What did I miss? Guy on 1st with no out, Pirates sac bunt him over to second and Phillips (who was covering 1st) was hot-dogging it after getting the out and the runner took third on him. Next batter hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 4-3 lead.
June 8, 201214 yr Guy on 1st with no out, Pirates sac bunt him over to second and Phillips (who was covering 1st) was hot-dogging it after getting the out and the runner took third on him. Next batter hit a sac fly to give the Pirates a 4-3 lead. Wow
June 8, 201214 yr My initial thought was that Phillips forgot that there was a runner on 2nd (that is what the TV announcers suggested may have happened). I wonder how that could have been. The play was a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner from 1st to 2nd. The runner going from 1st to 2nd passed immediately into his field of vision. Then I thought, maybe Phillips thought the play at 1st was the third out of the inning. Again, why would the Pirates sac. bunt with 2 outs? Upon reflection, I think it was just a hot dog play pure and simple that cost the Reds a base, a run and the game.
June 8, 201214 yr My initial thought was that Phillips forgot that there was a runner on 2nd (that is what the TV announcers suggested may have happened). I wonder how that could have been. The play was a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner from 1st to 2nd. The runner going from 1st to 2nd passed immediately into his field of vision. Then I thought, maybe Phillips thought the play at 1st was the third out of the inning. Again, why would the Pirates sac. bunt with 2 outs? Upon reflection, I think it was just a hot dog play pure and simple that cost the Reds a base, a run and the game. That is 100% what it was.
June 8, 201214 yr Personally, I don't think it was any kind of 'hotdog' play at all. And I've made it known that I dont like BP. I think he just wasn't paying attention and had a mental lapse. Either way, it's something that should never happen. Edited June 8, 201214 yr by dmderringer10
June 8, 201214 yr Statistically speaking you have a better chance of that run scoring by bunting. Tell the whole story. Odds only increase by 0.4%...
June 8, 201214 yr Tell the whole story. Odds only increase by 0.4%... Still better. I never said Dusty was wrong for letting Phillips hit, I get that school of thought but I would have preferred a bunt that is all.
June 8, 201214 yr Still better. I never said Dusty was wrong for letting Phillips hit, I get that school of thought but I would have preferred a bunt that is all. Easy to say now since it didn't work out, but I mentioned a bunt last night as well. I couldn't see where the 3rd baseman was playing, but he could have maybe beating it out too.
June 8, 201214 yr Phillips should sit tonight. No excuse for his crap last night. BP also had Votto on 2nd with nobody out in the bottom of the 10th. All he had to do was sacrifice himself or get the ball to the right side for Votto to advance & the tying run to move to 3rd with 1 out. Instead he hits a weak grounder to the left side. Selfish.
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