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Old 07-18-2013, 10:34 AM   #13
Cinnamon J. Scudworth
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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru View Post
I think Erik may have the key. The AI might be comparing the pitchers contact and bunting skills and it figures having him bunt the runner over to third is more logical than expecting a hit from him.
Yeah, I think there may be something like that going on, because now that I think about it I've witnessed at least one situation where a pitcher swung away when I would have expected a bunt. If true, it's a nice change overall.
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