I saw the argument in the game thread....

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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->- BT? Relief pitchers are called on to bunt and nobody bats an eye because, with very few exceptions, they can't hit worth a damn. How many pitchers could you count on to hit a medium-to-deep fly ball?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Butch, you know I love you like a brother, but the next time I see you I MIGHT have to stab you in the eye with an unsharpened pencil.

Stop making the the argument that there were better options. Stop it. STOP IT. STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP IT.

I have never argued that the bunt was the BEST option. That is NOT what I am arguing. That is NOT what I have ever argued. That is completely and specifically NOT EVEN FUCKING CLOSE to the argument I was making when I asked about relief pitchers. As far as that line of argument goes, the closest I have come to that is to argue that it was an ACCEPTABLE option.

You and others (Jstraw specifically in this case) keep arguing that it's crazy to make Fontenot bunt. Not just in that specific case (I understand there may have been better options), but in general. As if bunting is some exotic skill that only a few people have acquired, and asking any of the lesser beings on the planet to try something as rare and as unique as placing a bunt is the height of lunacy.

Fontenot is not capable of bunting, and therefore shouldn't be asked to do it. That is the point that keeps getting made, and THAT is the point I am trying to refute when I say that relief pitchers (who by your own admission can't hit) are asked to bunt all the time, why shouldn't Fontenot be asked to.

In summary, if I ask you what time the Cubs game is today, your answer should NOT be "He should have pinch hit Fox". If I ask if it is going to rain today, your answers should NOT be " Fontenot could have hit a fly ball". And if I ask "If bunting is so hard, why does virtually every player on the planet get asked to do it at some point", you answer should not be "He had better options".