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Last one in this "quotes" thread, Buck and Dan respond to what I can only guess is a fan's frustration with how Kansas City advanced to the World Series (otherwise, I just don't get it):

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Last one in this "quotes" thread, Buck and Dan respond to what I can only guess is a fan's frustration with how Kansas City advanced to the World Series (otherwise, I just don't get it):

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She was sure trying to tell Buck off! Too bad she used the words situation and situational four times in her explanation of "situational" when asked to define.

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She was sure trying to tell Buck off! Too bad she used the words situation and situational four times in her explanation of "situational" when asked to define.

Haha. Buck goes into a bunch of detail with respect to players' skill sets, game situations, and Baltimore putting an emphasis on making sure moving forward that minor leaguers know how to bunt by the time they reach Baltimore in case their called upon to execute when they are breaking in as down-order bats. Then Dan basically says "We don't want people that bunt -- that's not what we're looking for and that's not what we're teaching." The look Buck gives him around 3:07 when Dan contradicts him is hilarious. Did Duquette intentionally undercut the last 90 seconds of Buck's response or was he just not paying attention? And why would the two of them have contradictory thoughts as to what's being taught at the minor league level?

What am I missing here, because that seems like a pretty significant disconnect...

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I agree that Duquette seemed to be dismissing what Showalter had just said. Duquette basically said that he wanted guys who could hit homer runs, not bunt. However, he didn't say that bunting was worthless or that he didn't want his guys to know how to bunt or learn how to in the minors.

I had to listen again after I saw Buck shoot the look -- at fist I thought Duquette was basically just saying that when he constructs the big league club he's looking for power, defense, etc. Then when I listened again it was the "...it's not what we're teaching..." comment that jumped out to me. Probably making a mountain out of a mole hill, but would have been nice for the moderator to ask the follow-up, "So minor leaguers are or are not learning to bunt?"

Now, all that said, I could see Duquette just being frustrated with an "uneducated" question about roster construction/game-planning and not choosing his words carefully. Still, even if I'm imagining it, that look/stare from Buck is priceless.

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Those are priceless! :smile11:
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