I’m pretty damn sure Bionoi would have at least drawn a walk, had he not been bunting!
But let’s forget this example for a second – this kid is one of the best young players in the game. They were leading 5-1 at the time, and with so much speed in play, the strategy may been to force an error or beat out a bunt and really thrust the dagger into the heart of the Gremlins – not a bad strategy …but…
What about all the other failed attempts? Why are there so few attempts and so many fails?
Guys can’t seem to get a bunt down very often, and when they do – the advancing runner still fails to score – or an extra base hit or bomb is recorded, so the sacrifice was done in vain.
But what really irks me is how many bunt attempts are fouled off or whiffed completely! What’s with that?