Why doesn't Buck bunt?

[foxfield]

I don't disagree with that at all, but this team is closer to Earls version of play than the one you mention above.

Edit to add: Well minus the 4 20 game winning SPs

[waroriole]

You play to the strong suit of your players.

If this was a team of Brady Anderson, Ricky Henderson and Brian Roberts, you would see several bunts a game.

Its not.

No you wouldn't. And you shouldn't.

[ExileAngelos]

You shouldn't put down a sacrifice bunt in the American League unless you are very very late in a game situation.

[Redskins Rick]

No you wouldn't. And you shouldn't.

You always play to the strong suit of your player's abilities, of course you should.

If that means 50 HRs, and 22 bunts, then so be it.

[El Gordo]

Because it sounds like punt.

[scOtt]

I think he had both knees replaced a couple years back. He can't be out there tramping thru the woods.

[scOtt]

While there are some who would bunt there. I think Buck follows the theory that was molded by Earl Weaver. "on offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs"

Team speed for chrissakes!

[Redskins Rick]

Team speed for chrissakes!

Which is my little Chevy wont be running Daytona with the "big" boys! LMFAO

[scOtt]

Which is my little Chevy wont be running Daytona with the "big" boys! LMFAO

Ya get dem big [expletive deleted] dat can hit the [expletive deleted] ball out da ballpark and ya can't make any [expletive deleted] mistakes.

- 2016 Orioles

[byrdz]

“There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away and you’re making everything harder for yourself.”

[Redskins Rick]

Ya get dem big [expletive deleted] dat can hit the [expletive deleted] ball out da ballpark and ya can't make any [expletive deleted] mistakes.

- 2016 Orioles

We already had the Post of the DECADE award, you will to settle for honorable mention!

[jjnono]

Why doesn't Buck bunt?

The fence forlorn in the sun

Free baseball is free...

[Filmstudy]

That's one of my favorite things about Buck as a manager. I absolutely hate giving away free outs and so does he. It's been statistically proven that sacrifice bunts hurts the production of an offense. The expected number of runs with a runner on first and no outs is 0.83 runs. The run expectancy of a runner on second with one out is 0.64 runs. It's much easier to drive in a runner from first with three outs to work with than it is to drive in a runner from second with only two outs to work with. I have no idea why there are still managers who continually call for sacrifice bunts but I'm just glad Buck is not one of them.

I am in agreement with the decision at the time, and it's closer to a run-expectation argument in the 7th, but IMO the best basis to judge would be win probability delta. So in the 1st inning, it's all about the .19 runs you're giving up, but in the bottom of the 9th, it's all about maximizing the chance to get 1 run right there (if tied).

Weaver actually knew this and while he is famously known for telling a reporter to "stick the sac bunt up his ass and leave it there", he wrote in his books that the time to bunt is when 1 run is all you need.

[O's are Legends]

?There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away and you?re making everything harder for yourself.?

It's funny, I was reading this same time watching the twins and royals game. 4-3 game 9th inning, no outs, 3-1 count Dozier steals 2nd. Wade Davis can't find the plate and now you ask for Danny Santana to lay down the sac bunt. He tries to square up on ball 4 way out of the zone. Very next pitch he chases a ball in the dirt for a strikeout.

Could of had back to back walks with no outs, now you've just given away a out.

[Hallas]

While I generally don't like bunts, it does make sense sometimes, especially for semi-fast batters. A sacrifice is a semi-worthwhile play primarily because of the chance that the defense will screw up.

Of course, in this situation, I probably wouldn't bunt Hardy. He's slow and he doesn't bunt much.