Official 2014 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

I see wash is in already for the real season....he's calling for the bunt .

 

[romeo212000]

Kouzmanoff with a game tying 2 rbi single.

 

[Justinkm83]

I see wash is in already for the real season....he's calling for the bunt .

You have to give him props when it works if you're going to get onto him for calling for it.

 

[romeo212000]

You have to give him props when it works if you're going to get onto him for calling for it.

Not exactly. You give him credit for calling it at the right time regardless of the results. This was a pretty good time to make that call. Other times, too many times, not so much.

 

[Windingmywatch]

You have to give him props when it works if you're going to get onto him for calling for it.

About the only bunt I am okay with is the suicide squeeze. Sacrifice bunting just is an out give away in my opinion. Why not have the guy hit a single ... and in that spot you have a run in already ... runner at corners ... and none out. I don't see giving up an out to move the runners 90' to be that good ... certainly isn't strategic.

 

[Justinkm83]

About the only bunt I am okay with is the suicide squeeze. Sacrifice bunting just is an out give away in my opinion. Why not have the guy hit a single ... and in that spot you have a run in already ... runner at corners ... and none out. I don't see giving up an out to move the runners 90' to be that good ... certainly isn't strategic.

Why not have the guy hit a single? Really? If only it were that easy.

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

He's safe

 

[romeo212000]

Why not have the guy hit a single? Really? If only it were that easy.

My thoughts exactly. Bunting in that situation also takes the double play away. Again, that's one of the few places I see the bunt as appropriate. Good time to call it, even if it doesn't work.

 

[Justinkm83]

My thoughts exactly. Bunting in that situation also takes the double play away. Again, that's one of the few places I see the bunt as appropriate. Good time to call it, even if it doesn't work.

I agree with what you said. I just worded my comment badly.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Why not have the guy hit a single? Really? If only it were that easy.

What had the previous three batters done?

Even a sac fly IMO moves Choo to 3rd ... and there is a chance it drops in. Sac bunts are rally killers. This is ST ... need to see guys get hits. Not play ticky tack baseball. Winning these games isn't as important as to seeing a guy put a ball in play. Whoever that was who bunted isn't going to be on the roster anyway. So why bunt?

 

[romeo212000]

Feliz hitting 95 early.

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

Why not have the guy hit a single? Really? If only it were that easy.

I don't like the bunt , because I hate giving up an out. Good article below.

By the Numbers: Bunting in baseball can be downright medieval | The Columbian

 

[romeo212000]

The only reason bunting was appropriate there was we had no outs. If we had an out it would've been the wrong call.

 

[romeo212000]

I don't like the bunt , because I hate giving up an out. Good article below.

By the Numbers: Bunting in baseball can be downright medieval | The Columbian

There are very few situations where bunting it's appropriate. Wash tries to bunt in too many that aren't.

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

I forgot how nice it is to watch a game without Listening to Steve Busbee .

 

[romeo212000]

I forgot how nice it is to watch a game without Listening to Steve Busbee .

He's better than Barnett. I miss Lewin.

 

[Justinkm83]

What had the previous three batters done?

Even a sac fly IMO moves Choo to 3rd ... and there is a chance it drops in. Sac bunts are rally killers.

Yes, the previous 2 batters singled. That always means the next guy will.

Look, I'm not huge on bunting either, but it has it's place in the game. Like Romeo said, that was a good time to call for one. Wilson hasn't hit at all this spring. We had KK on deck, and the tying run at 1st. It also takes the DP our of the equation.

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

There are very few situations where bunting it's appropriate. Wash tries to bunt in too many that aren't.

 

[Windingmywatch]

I forgot how nice it is to watch a game without Listening to Steve Busbee .

Remember when we were glad it was Busbee. Now just got to find TAG a job somewhere.

 

[DT LUNA]

I don't like the bunt , because I hate giving up an out. Good article below.

By the Numbers: Bunting in baseball can be downright medieval | The Columbian

In this case it was an out but also avoided the double play and put two in scoring position which eventually tied the game. What would you have done?