your thinking is very black and white in this situation

The only players on this team who should ever be bunting are Pierre, Alexei, Kotsay and AJ. Teahen's questionable.

Edited April 9, 201015 yr by Thunderbolt

It didn't work, so it's the wrong move.

I still think it's on the players more than Oz but since it didn't work, Oz gets an F for the move.

 

Even if it worked, it would have been a bad move.

 

You never give up an out when you have a guy who has a 75-80% chance of stealing a base. That's like making a guy who's hitting .850 bunt.

Edited April 9, 201015 yr by chw42

It might have been a silly call, but what manager would not have bunted there?

Manny Acta.

It might have been a silly call, but what manager would not have bunted there?

I guess maybe somebody would have sent Juan on the first pitch, then bunted if he was successful on the first pitch steal.

 

It's real simple, if you're going to play that way, then bat Beckham 2nd. You don't think Indians fans were relieved to see him bunt there? It was easily their best chance of escaping that inning.

The exact numbers...a runner on 1st and 0 outs, teams score on average .783 runs, a runner on 2nd and 1 out teams score .699 runs on average, a runner on 2nd and 0 outs teams score 1.068 runs. Basically, I think you have better odds with a 75% base stealer running than you do with the bunt.

The only players on this team who should ever be bunting are Pierre, Alexei, Kotsay and AJ. Teahen's questionable.

Teahen put down a nice bunt in the spring.

 

I wouldn't mind Ramirez bunting, except for Pierre hitting behind him.

Great piece of hitting by Peralta.

Great piece of hitting by Peralta.

 

That's twice now.

LaPorta looks like a real good hitter.

Keep it away

Huge K by Putz!

ok good good - now rios do some magic

We're running out of arms. Quickly offense, win it somehow.

I don't want to see Teahen up there hitting

Who is left in the pen?

 

Linebrink and Pena?

I'm really liking the Putz pick up.

We're running out of arms. Quickly offense, win it somehow.

 

Speaking of witch, we have 10 games with no breaks coming up.

 

 

Send in Carrasco! Wait, what?

Who is left in the pen?

 

Linebrink and Pena?

Putz should still be usable in the 11th. If those guys were any good at all, they could push you to at least the 14th. Of course...the stretch is those 2 not sucking.

Rios has no plate coverage

and Alex, I need sleep.

So Hawk blasts Cleve for having a punch and judy guy bunt, yet doesn't say anything when Ozzie has Beckham bunt twice. He also blasts the Angels for not playing day games on getaway days, then mentions Cleve. plays tomorrow afternoon, and the White Sox have only 1 getaway day game home game this season.

By all means, I'm not jumping ship this early......but don't you think we saw alot of these types of games last year?

Edited April 9, 201015 yr by aprec32

Their bullpen has made us look awful this series.

Rios back to looking like he has no clue at the plate.