September 19, 201312 yr I was really hoping he would've hit a scorcher into one of the gaps....Run Billy Run! And I can't wait to see the 1st time he's on 1st with 2 outs and a 3-2 count....Score from first on a single? I can't wait until he does this: Satchel Paige on Cool Papa Bell: "He hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his rear sliding into second."
September 19, 201312 yr I didn't get to read everything when I replied to that. I see now. Relax big guy. I just didn't want to type all of that again. I stand by my scenario with Hanigan hitting.
September 19, 201312 yr I can't wait until he does this: Satchel Paige on Cool Papa Bell: "He hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his rear sliding into second." The best part is everyone in the entire stadium knows he's running, and they can't do anything about it. He doesn't even wait around either. First pitch and he's gone. How did the guy ever get thrown out in AAA?
September 19, 201312 yr Simple question for everyone - on this team, should Brandon Phillips ever sacrifice bunt? Yes, especially when he's in the 2-hole in front of Votto/Bruce.
September 19, 201312 yr Author Yes, especially when he's in the 2-hole in front of Votto/Bruce. Agreed.
September 19, 201312 yr Cards down 4-0 to the Rockies in the 3rd. Pirates won 10-1. Reds will be a game behind Pittsburgh entering the 3 game series.
September 19, 201312 yr Do what good managers do, pull them. Mattingly's pulled Puig more than once this year. Girardi has pulled ARod before. Maddon has pulled guys. Phillips has sat more than once in his career. It hasn't changed him. He's still the hot doggin', knucklehead he has always been. Great player but a knucklehead.
September 19, 201312 yr Yes, especially when he's in the 2-hole in front of Votto/Bruce. You give up an out and take the bat out of one of your best hitter's hands. Not agreeing or disagreeing ... just sayin' ...
September 19, 201312 yr You give up an out and take the bat out of one of your best hitter's hands. Not agreeing or disagreeing ... just sayin' ... I would only bunt BP in certain situations. Last night was one of them. Runners on 1st & 2nd, nobody out, top of the 9th & tie game. Presumably one run wins the game. I sacrifice BP EVERY time. You simply cannot take the risk of BP grounding into a DP.
September 19, 201312 yr I would only bunt BP in certain situations. Last night was one of them. Runners on 1st & 2nd, nobody out, top of the 9th & tie game. Presumably one run wins the game. I sacrifice BP EVERY time. You simply cannot take the risk of BP grounding into a DP. The one exception that I would have...is the one we had last night.
September 19, 201312 yr Are we really going to do this again? That stat had nothing to do with the situation I was talking about. Zero. That was totally your fault though. You mistakingly thought BP didn't try to bunt in the 11th he did though.
September 19, 201312 yr I would only bunt BP in certain situations. Last night was one of them. Runners on 1st & 2nd, nobody out, top of the 9th & tie game. Presumably one run wins the game. I sacrifice BP EVERY time. You simply cannot take the risk of BP grounding into a DP. Huge presumption. Case in point one run wouldn't have been enough in the 13th inning. The time the stats say it works in that spot is when you only need one run. That wasn't exactly the case last night but I didn't have as much of a problem with that attempt as I did the other times Dusty sacrifices b/c last nights situation was almost perfect like you mentioned.
September 19, 201312 yr Huge presumption. Case in point one run wouldn't have been enough in the 13th inning. The time the stats say it works in that spot is when you only need one run. That wasn't exactly the case last night but I didn't have as much of a problem with that attempt as I did the other times Dusty sacrifices b/c last nights situation was almost perfect like you mentioned. When I have Aroldis Chapman in the bullpen, I assume that one run wins the game. I'm not trying to score 3-4 runs in the 9th. I'll gladly take one & any more than 1 is icing on the cake.
September 19, 201312 yr When I have Aroldis Chapman in the bullpen, I assume that one run wins the game. I'm not trying to score 3-4 runs in the 9th. I'll gladly take one & any more than 1 is icing on the cake. Agreed but 1 run doesn't win the game like if they were the home team. Who gave up that run in the 13th?
September 19, 201312 yr That was totally your fault though. You mistakingly thought BP didn't try to bunt in the 11th he did though. One pitch, right? And I asked if he tried to bunt again and no one answered. That wasn't much of an attempt. Just one pitch. Additionally, that wasn't the scenario I was talking about.
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