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Bunt, bunt, bunt, bunt, bunt, bunt...........
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<blockquote data-quote="Longfrog" data-source="post: 585192" data-attributes="member: 26611"><p>QUOTE(TopFrog @ Jun 21 2010, 05:50 PM) [snapback]585180[/snapback]</p><p>Good grief. Did you just watching TCU baseball this weekend?</p><p></p><p>All of TCU batters are good bunters, execute very well, and they also hit for good average.</p><p></p><p>What Schloss does is a philosophy employed by many managers. There are arguments for and against it, just like a lot of TCU's baserunning moves (double steals, delayed steals etc.) They don't always work. Just like swinging away with two on and no out, grounding into a double play and not scoring.</p><p></p><p>And yes, we were trying to tack on an extra run by bunting in the 7th and 8th. That's baseball.</p><p></p><p>What TCU does works for TCU. Obviously. When Schloss is putting up mediocre years like we once enjoyed around here, then I guess we can consider your conventional baseball wisdom.</p><p></p><p></p><p>None of this makes any sense. </p><p></p><p>You say TCU's hitters are good bunters and good hitters... all the more reason to let them swing away!</p><p></p><p>You say it's a philosophy employed by many managers. This could only be true at the college level since no pro managers do it. Arizona State has 23 sac hits compared to TCU's 57. If we're just going by results, well, they're the #1 seed and have a great baseball history. The fact that TCU is in the CWS doesn't prove that bunting is the best strategy. You can win playing either style because an extra bunt or two per game doesn't usually affect the outcome, but all the data suggests that bunting reduces your chances of winning ever-so-slightly.</p><p></p><p>I don't have a problem with stealing bases or hitting-and-running. I have a problem with bunting one of your best hitters in the first inning.</p><p></p><p>And I have watched plenty of TCU baseball and a whole lot of pro ball. And the fact that you don't get this shows that you haven't followed the sport and the way it's developed over the last decade closely enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longfrog, post: 585192, member: 26611"] QUOTE(TopFrog @ Jun 21 2010, 05:50 PM) [snapback]585180[/snapback] Good grief. Did you just watching TCU baseball this weekend? All of TCU batters are good bunters, execute very well, and they also hit for good average. What Schloss does is a philosophy employed by many managers. There are arguments for and against it, just like a lot of TCU's baserunning moves (double steals, delayed steals etc.) They don't always work. Just like swinging away with two on and no out, grounding into a double play and not scoring. And yes, we were trying to tack on an extra run by bunting in the 7th and 8th. That's baseball. What TCU does works for TCU. Obviously. When Schloss is putting up mediocre years like we once enjoyed around here, then I guess we can consider your conventional baseball wisdom. None of this makes any sense. You say TCU's hitters are good bunters and good hitters... all the more reason to let them swing away! You say it's a philosophy employed by many managers. This could only be true at the college level since no pro managers do it. Arizona State has 23 sac hits compared to TCU's 57. If we're just going by results, well, they're the #1 seed and have a great baseball history. The fact that TCU is in the CWS doesn't prove that bunting is the best strategy. You can win playing either style because an extra bunt or two per game doesn't usually affect the outcome, but all the data suggests that bunting reduces your chances of winning ever-so-slightly. I don't have a problem with stealing bases or hitting-and-running. I have a problem with bunting one of your best hitters in the first inning. And I have watched plenty of TCU baseball and a whole lot of pro ball. And the fact that you don't get this shows that you haven't followed the sport and the way it's developed over the last decade closely enough. [/QUOTE]
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