07-27-2009, 11:49 PM
<!--quoteo(post=52562:date=Jul 27 2009, 10:43 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jul 27 2009, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Reasons why the squeeze wasn't smart there, BT:
- the infield was in, to get a double play or the force at home. A bloop is a game winning hit.
- Valverde walked the bases loaded. He wasn't throwing any of his pitches for strikes. A walk or a wild pitch wins it.
- a fly ball wins it
How many of Fontenot's hundreds of ABs are attempted bunts? 1%? Less? Let him work the count or swing away. How often is Fontenot called on to bunt? I don't get it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Again, Butch, forgetting what has happened tonight, how confident are you that the 2009 Cubs will score a guy from third with 1 out and the bases loaded? How many times have we failed to do that?
- the infield was in, to get a double play or the force at home. A bloop is a game winning hit.
- Valverde walked the bases loaded. He wasn't throwing any of his pitches for strikes. A walk or a wild pitch wins it.
- a fly ball wins it
How many of Fontenot's hundreds of ABs are attempted bunts? 1%? Less? Let him work the count or swing away. How often is Fontenot called on to bunt? I don't get it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Again, Butch, forgetting what has happened tonight, how confident are you that the 2009 Cubs will score a guy from third with 1 out and the bases loaded? How many times have we failed to do that?
I wish that I believed in Fate. I wish I didn't sleep so late. I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.