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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
“Never bunt”
Kabak looks at bunts. There are two false statements being made:
1. “...runs, after all, represent the ultimate goal of a baseball game”
Actually, the ultimate goal is WINS. The tradeoff between bases, runs and outs is not static at every point in the game.
2. “This chart details how many runs a team at bat scores in any given situation. “
Actually, this chart shows how many runs will score in 24 average situations. Baseball is not about just 24 situations.
I highly recommend the 50-page chapter in The Book written by MGL as the best single source of information if one needs to quote something. I think most, if not all of it, is available for free from Amazon’s Look Inside.
There are plenty of times where a bunt is justified, not the least of which is to bunt occasionally just to keep the defense honest.
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