July 25, 201214 yr I love this bunting conversation. Reds gotta be clippin along pretty good if getting down sac bunts is the topic of debate.
July 25, 201214 yr I love this bunting conversation. Reds gotta be clippin along pretty good if getting down sac bunts is the topic of debate. Just the Reds? What about Dusty?
July 25, 201214 yr Just the Reds? What about Dusty? Uh. He's the manager of the REDS, so that would be inclusive.
July 25, 201214 yr Uh. He's the manager of the REDS, so that would be inclusive. How long have you read these threads? Dusty's been blamed for more losses, and now wins, than Cordero when he was closing. Additionally, if this is a team that is going to make the playoffs, and possibly a run, your ability to bunt will be important.
July 25, 201214 yr Reds are 3rd out of NL teams in Sac bunts. Leave average is 37, they have 45. I think that number is more a reflection of the manager's mindset than an indication of their success or lack thereof in sacrificing. I would bet that the teams that sacrifice a lot have managers that like to play the game close to the vest and bunt a lot with runners on. How many times have they been unsuccessful? I doubt there is a stat for that.
July 25, 201214 yr I love this bunting conversation. Reds gotta be clippin along pretty good if getting down sac bunts is the topic of debate. It should have been in last night's game and any game that they trail in 2-1 in the 8th. This team is not a good enough hitting team to not be able to move runners when the manager asks them to.
July 25, 201214 yr I think that number is more a reflection of the manager's mindset than an indication of their success or lack thereof in sacrificing. I would bet that the teams that sacrifice a lot have managers that like to play the game close to the vest and bunt a lot with runners on. How many times have they been unsuccessful? I doubt there is a stat for that. "I would bet that the teams that sacrifice a lot have managers that like to bunt a lot with runners on." How did you ever come up with that logic?
July 25, 201214 yr Again, that doesn't tell us much. Is there anywhere that shows # of failed bunts? Not just for the Reds. I'm curious to know how bad all of MLB is on bunting. You would need to find a statistician to find out something like that. I'm not sure who would even keep such data.
July 25, 201214 yr I love this bunting conversation. Reds gotta be clippin along pretty good if getting down sac bunts is the topic of debate. I looked for like 45 minutes today to try and find more stats on bunts to end this non sense. Didn't find much data on bunts. Maybe because it's NOT THAT IMPORTANT.
July 25, 201214 yr "I would bet that the teams that sacrifice a lot have managers that like to bunt a lot with runners on." How did you ever come up with that logic? I must have borrowed some of your logic.
July 25, 201214 yr I looked for like 45 minutes today to try and find more stats on bunts to end this non sense. Didn't find much data on bunts. Maybe because it's NOT THAT IMPORTANT. Is it not that important to us or not that important to the teams? If you feel it's not that important to the teams then why does Dusty try to sacrifice runners as much as he does?
July 25, 201214 yr How long have you read these threads? Dusty's been blamed for more losses, and now wins, than Cordero when he was closing. Additionally, if this is a team that is going to make the playoffs, and possibly a run, your ability to bunt will be important. Sure, getting down a bunt in certain situations is important. I just don't recall anyone ever saying the key to a championship is bunting, bunting, bunting.
July 25, 201214 yr Is it not that important to us or not that important to the teams? If you feel it's not that important to the teams then why does Dusty try to sacrifice runners as much as he does?Because Dusty manages like guys did in the 1970s and early 1980s, the era in which he played and when speed and small ball were more in vogue.
July 25, 201214 yr Sure, getting down a bunt in certain situations is important. I just don't recall anyone ever saying the key to a championship is bunting, bunting, bunting. Likewise, in this thread.
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