Tuesday, June 27: Orioles vs Reds, again with some wet weather possible

[Bemorewins]

Very well pitched game thus far.

[Roy Firestone]

were just stymied  by this kid...likem we always seem to be when we never faced the guy before..

[Jagwar]

2 minutes ago, Baltimorecuse said:

This umps zone is roughly Cherry Hill to Dundalk.  

Well he just called Towson a strike. 

[24fps]

Wells wasn't paying attention.  Every pitch was up.  Mid-shin is where he needs to live.

[Jagwar]

Westburg is going to hit a dinger to win this game

[spiritof66]

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Because the success rate won't be as high as you think it would be.

The all time leader, to include dead ball era, had 190 bunt singles, he was successful about half the time.

How much value is there in exchanging a regular at bat for a 50/50 chance at a single?  (assuming you could maintain that success rate)

I don't know where the 50/50 success rate for Brett Butler comes from. Does it include sacrifice attempts? I would think the success rate for an occasional, situational bunter with skill and speed, who's not sacrificing, is higher, and that success will often put a fast bunter on second. For a fast guy who's a crappy hitter like Mateo, I would think even a 30 or 40 percent success rate would be desirable. 

 

[TopGunnar]

Always atleast one homer off wells 

[oriolediehard]

We have to come from behind against a tough Reds pitcher to not lose.

[Moose Milligan]

Even the de la Cruz groundouts are thrilling!

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

I don't know where the 50/50 success rate for Brett Butler comes from. Does it include sacrifice attempts? I would think the success rate for an occasional, situational bunter with skill and speed, who's not sacrificing, is higher, and that success will often put a fast bunter on second. For a fast guy who's a crappy hitter like Mateo, I would think even a 30 or 40 percent success rate would be desirable. 

 

What I read indicated that it was bunt attempts for hits.

I also will state again, bunting for a hit seems to be more difficult than fans think it is.  I give you the all time leader and you are "I think it's higher".  For the record Butler's success rate isn't the highest but he seemed like the best example to use.

Edited June 28, 2023 by Can_of_corn

[Jagwar]

5 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

were just stymied  by this kid...likem we always seem to be when we never faced the guy before..

Patience Roy. This will be our game

[Tony-OH]

Just a heads up, it's raining pretty good just west of the city at my house!

[Jagwar]

Wells was a little snippy with the home plate ump

[Billy F-Face3]

Anthony keep your eye on the ball and don't yank your head off it.

[Tony-OH]

Damn, that was a nice catch by India!