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I would hardly call that a discussion but that's fine by me. You attacked
me, and I do see validity in your point. I think you misunderstood mine. I wasn't saying bunt the runner(s) over every single time, I was just pointing out the several opportunities that we had in the game to do such, and we did it zero times. This has been going on all years and our inability to adapt is frustrating to me. It is clearly our coaching philosophy. We have been and are now struggling to score runs with hits. How about we just try once to score a run without a hit when presented the opportunity. That was my point. I am all for the home run and do enjoy the spectacle, and we do have some capable hitters, but sometimes, in certain situations, it's just not the right strategy.
I understand and respect your point as well and would not want my best power hitters bunting to advance runners in every at bat or more than necessary. Having said that, you are not my enemy, and this is not an adversarial relationship, in fact we are on the same team, the Hokie team. Can't we agree to disagree without resorting to personal attacks. I've read and enjoyed your posts on these boards for years and was very surprised by your response to my opinion on this topic. It seems that people on these boards can't respond to a post they disagree with without a dig, cut or name call. Maybe that's just the way it is nowadays but it makes it difficult to enjoy the discussions, which is the reason why we come here in the first place. It makes it to where you don't even want to post at all for fear of being attacked, which then turns into what we just did, which was unnecessary because both of our points have validity. Peace out.
Thread Replies (45)
Marshall is very good (38-7) but we need to prove we can beat good teams
-- hokiepro
Apr 25, 2023 at 10:35 PM ET
hokiepro
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04/25/23 10:35 PM ET
So today's game was a perfect example that validates my point that we
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 26, 2023 at 12:55 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/26/23 12:55 AM ET
Lol. You want your #3 hitter to BUNT in the first inning. Again, LOL.
-- King of Hokies
Apr 26, 2023 at 10:39 PM ET
King of Hokies
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04/26/23 10:39 PM ET
The way we've been hitting lately, it's a pretty good strategy. Small ball
-- NC_Hokies
Apr 27, 2023 at 10:54 PM ET
NC_Hokies
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04/27/23 10:54 PM ET
Thank you for that!**
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 27, 2023 at 12:48 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/27/23 12:48 PM ET
Lol! You would rather have runners on first and second with one out,
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/26/23 11:02 PM ET
As a pitcher's Dad I was always happy to see the sac bunt.
-- MidloHokie
Apr 27, 2023 at 07:29 AM ET
MidloHokie
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04/27/23 07:29 AM ET
If I had the opportunity to sacrifice an out for a run in each inning,
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 26, 2023 at 02:49 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/26/23 02:49 PM ET
Run Expectancy -- Bunting is Bad!! (Generally)
-- hokiehigh2000
Apr 26, 2023 at 03:24 PM ET
hokiehigh2000
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04/26/23 03:24 PM ET
If there's one thing I've learned here it's that some people don't care
-- AbsolutVT03
Apr 26, 2023 at 05:02 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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04/26/23 05:02 PM ET
This is the one ☝🏻
-- Hokie4Life_89
Apr 26, 2023 at 03:48 PM ET
Hokie4Life_89
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04/26/23 03:48 PM ET
Another must is runners on 1st & 2nd w no outs, also eliminates DP & Force.**
-- rtp_hokie67
Apr 26, 2023 at 04:34 PM ET
rtp_hokie67
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04/26/23 04:34 PM ET
... only if you want to score FEWER RUNS apparently
-- Hokie4Life_89
Apr 26, 2023 at 06:39 PM ET
Hokie4Life_89
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04/26/23 06:39 PM ET
This is the definition of hindsight and playing "What if". We got runners
-- AbsolutVT03
Apr 26, 2023 at 10:07 AM ET
AbsolutVT03
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04/26/23 10:07 AM ET
Aren't you assuming our bunts work at a far greater than average rate?
-- VTCALS72
Apr 26, 2023 at 08:43 AM ET
VTCALS72
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04/26/23 08:43 AM ET
Surprised to hear the word bunt so many times from a guy who calls himself
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 05:35 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 05:35 AM ET
Lol, so you've resorted to making fun of my user name, rather than debating
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 26, 2023 at 02:11 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/26/23 02:11 PM ET
Can we say that bunting and therefore sacrificing an out scores less...
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Apr 27, 2023 at 12:02 AM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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04/27/23 12:02 AM ET
Yes, sacrificing may score less, as you are giving up a precious out, but
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 27, 2023 at 12:31 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/27/23 12:31 AM ET
Do you play Backgammon? Similar idea...
-- No_Limit_Hokie
Apr 27, 2023 at 01:04 AM ET
No_Limit_Hokie
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04/27/23 01:04 AM ET
I did play a while back but haven't for years, but you are right,
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 27, 2023 at 09:36 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/27/23 09:36 AM ET
I did debate your point but after all that I'm done discussing the topic.**
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 03:57 PM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 03:57 PM ET
I would hardly call that a discussion but that's fine by me. You attacked
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-- Italian Stallion
Apr 27, 2023 at 12:04 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/27/23 12:04 AM ET
Never attacked you. You took the stallion thing totally wrong.
-- laphroaig
Apr 27, 2023 at 04:49 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/27/23 04:49 AM ET
OK, I guess I took the stallion thing wrong, my bad. I didn't call you
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 27, 2023 at 10:14 AM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/27/23 10:14 AM ET
Well in all fairness, before all the injuries and disease, bunting
-- VTCALS72
Apr 26, 2023 at 08:46 AM ET
VTCALS72
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04/26/23 08:46 AM ET
But did they, and if they did, how many times in the situations described?**
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 08:57 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 08:57 AM ET
don't know my point was they could be more successful in bunting than most**
-- VTCALS72
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:24 AM ET
VTCALS72
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04/26/23 09:24 AM ET
The question is - do you take the bat out of the hands of a
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:33 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 09:33 AM ET
If that is the question, then your answer is correct. But that is not the
-- VTCALS72
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:40 AM ET
VTCALS72
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04/26/23 09:40 AM ET
You say "probably" - I say balderdash. Expect you could count them
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:45 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 09:45 AM ET
Had a hell of a drag bunt from the left side
-- TomTurkey
Apr 26, 2023 at 06:42 PM ET
TomTurkey
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04/26/23 06:42 PM ET
Looks like he had 14 sac bunts in 9910 plate appearances over 18 years**
-- AbsolutVT03
Apr 26, 2023 at 11:11 AM ET
AbsolutVT03
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04/26/23 11:11 AM ET
Using MLB bunting/sac for Mantle, ignores MLB is Entertainment not Baseball
-- rtp_hokie67
Apr 26, 2023 at 04:52 PM ET
rtp_hokie67
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04/26/23 04:52 PM ET
"MLB is not baseball" is certainly an interesting argument. Not a
-- AbsolutVT03
Apr 26, 2023 at 05:05 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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04/26/23 05:05 PM ET
It adds actual numbers and context? The original post was talking about
-- AbsolutVT03
Apr 26, 2023 at 01:18 PM ET
AbsolutVT03
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04/26/23 01:18 PM ET
How many home runs, doubles and triples where he crushed the ball?
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:52 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 09:52 AM ET
You're right. I moved the goalpost somewhat. He did have sac bunts.
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 12:34 PM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 12:34 PM ET
Yes, I believe you are correct here with this post. I have no problem with
-- Italian Stallion
Apr 26, 2023 at 02:34 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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04/26/23 02:34 PM ET
I’m not sure Id have bunted Green that early (1st) as she’s a top HR hitter
-- hokiepro
Apr 26, 2023 at 08:00 AM ET
hokiepro
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04/26/23 08:00 AM ET
You agree IF it works. Huge assumption that it absolutely would work.
-- laphroaig
Apr 26, 2023 at 09:08 AM ET
laphroaig
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04/26/23 09:08 AM ET