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Monday, August 21, 2006
Stupid Ballplayers?
If you have a lapse in judgement, is it enough to call you stupid? So, we have the Braves game, with the resident power hitter, bunting in the ninth inning of a close game:
http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/stories/0821braves.html
When I was growing up, the managers used to always say that Tim Raines had the greenlight as to when to steal. Makes sense. This guy was about the smartest basestealer around, and the managers knew to trust him. But, you don’t go around trusting everyone.
If managers have a bunt sign, they better have a “no bunt” sign. There’s stupid ballplayers out there, or ballplayers prone to bad judgement. Unless you have a Tim Raines in your midst, it’s the managers job to make sure that he relieves the ballplayer of the chance to make a lapse in judgement.
Stupid ballplayers? I blame it on Bobby Cox, if he doesn’t give him the “no bunt” sign. You can’t assume intelligence.