Reds Coaching Strategy Last Night

**BFritz** · 05-27-2006, 08:15 PM

Ok, bottom of the 8th, down one run, man on second, no outs, the Reds bunt the guy over to third- one out, man on third. Then, they have the next guy up swing away: he grounds to shortstop, the guy checks the runner on third so he can't score, and throws the guy out. Then the next guy grounds out or something to end the inning. Have the Reds coaching staff ever even watched baseball before?

This is what I'd do: bunt the dude to third, then score him on a squeeze play, and assume your team can outplay them in the ninth or even get another run in the 8th. Am I stupid or are the coaches as stupid as I think???????

**BFritz** · 05-28-2006, 05:44 PM

Anybody???????

**alfus21** · 05-28-2006, 05:47 PM

I don't want to say you're stupid, but most managers would have done the same thing as Narron and Company...Bunting the runner over to 3rd was smart, but a squeeze play with 1 out and a runner on 3rd is pretty risky down one run that late in the game, when a sac fly was the more reliable option to tie the game.

**BFritz** · 05-28-2006, 06:11 PM

alfus21 Wrote:I don't want to say you're stupid, but most managers would have done the same thing as Narron and Company...Bunting the runner over to 3rd was smart, but a squeeze play with 1 out and a runner on 3rd is pretty risky down one run that late in the game, when a sac fly was the more reliable option to tie the game.

A well bunted ball is next to impossible to stop when the squeeze is done properly, and even sometimes when it's not done properly.

**alfus21** · 05-29-2006, 12:20 AM

BFritz Wrote:A well bunted ball is next to impossible to stop when the squeeze is done properly, and even sometimes when it's not done properly.

Yeah but it's risky that late in the game. The pitcher might have thrown a pitch that was impossible to bunt, then the runner is gunned down between 3rd and home...It's just too risky, plus the batter might not have been a good bunter..Trust me when I say I'm right on this one...You don't bunt in that situation 95% of the time. A Sac. fly is much easier and more reliable, along with a hit to the opposite side of the infield or a hit in general. A bunt in that situation is way too risky, and could end in disaster.