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09-21-2014, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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What am I bunting for?
Speedy runner at first base, speedy lefty on(good contact, yet no power) . Bunting for hit 67, sac bunting 90.
My thoughts: let him bunt, he is unlikely to score the runner on a base hit anyway, hitting mostly singles will get the runner at best to third. If he's safe my sluggers have a couple of fast baserunners to knock in, if he's out, it'll be at least a sac bunt. Bouncing into a double play should be almost impossible, fielders choices rare. But it doesn't seem to work. He sac bunts alright, but almost never gets on base himself. Why? Statistical fluke or where am I missing something? |
09-21-2014, 08:03 PM | #2 | |
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Why would you expect something different?
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09-21-2014, 08:17 PM | #3 |
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The button is only labeled "bunt". If it was labeled sac bunt, this behaviour would be expected. However I assumed it wasn't a pure sac bunt, because then shouldn't it be labeled this way?
Obviously, I'm looking for a way to have my cake and eat it, too. However with a speedy runner on first, a speedy, good-bunting lefty at bat, wouldn't that be a viable play in real life as well? I'm still missing some of the finer points of baseball, so maybe what I'm trying to do has a real life flaw I'm missing and so wouldn't work. |
09-21-2014, 09:29 PM | #4 | |
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A bunt that leads to a fielders choice ie runner out at 2B is a failure of the strategy. A bunt that leads to a hit and the runner safe at 2B is a nice bonus for a sacrifice attempt.
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09-21-2014, 09:57 PM | #5 |
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I know what a sac bunt is but thanks for the explanation.
The play I'd like to sign to my batter is: Runner at first, try to bunt for a hit. However don't bunt in a way that they could nail the lead runner or even double play you. I guess in the game it is impossible. Maybe in 16 different buttons for bunt for hit and sac bunt? There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to order my batter "yeah I want you to bunt for hit, you're a speedy lefty, I know there is a runner at first, just do it!" |
09-21-2014, 10:35 PM | #6 | |
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Bunting to hit is a high-risk, low-payoff strategy anyway, especially if used often, and even with nobody on base. Even the most skilled bunter is going to get out 80-90% of the time. Too many infield arms, too many scouting reports telling everybody the guy loves to bunt, too much reliance on fielder error.
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