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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Game theory on the squeeze
Drayer reporting:
The bunt that beat the Mariners Monday night surprised many but was not a complete surprise to those on the field at the time. Adam Moore said Adam Jones did tip them off on the previous pitch. When he did, there was a decision to be made.
“On the first pitch he kind of scooted up in the box and that way you can either go up and in with another fastball but then you are probably looking at 0-2 with Adam Jones so I thought a slider down and away would be a tough one for him to get it out there and get. And he did. A great bunt and tough loss.”
Josh Wilson saw the scoot also.
“It looked like he was doing something on the first pitch. I didn’t know if it was a bluff or whatever. In that situation you aren"t expecting many guys to have the guts to lay down a bunt for a hit to get him in.”
I asked if they saw it why the corner infielders weren’t pulled in?
“A lot of times guys will fake it to try and get you to come in there. It’s the first bunt for a hit I have seen to win a game. I’ve never seen it before. You pick your poison going in. If he comes in he may swing and as a defense that puts you at a disadvantage because you are playing in with a guy with a heavy sinker and then a lot of times you end up getting stuff chopped through a hole that wouldn’t otherwise be there. It’s a tough call.”
Glove-slap Jeff.
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