Quote:
Originally Posted by Fairplay
Nice article indeed Chiefspants thanks for sharing.
There are a couple of quotes they used in that from Yost that I argue for how Dyson should bunt more at the plate and that is....
"We made them panic. That's what I'm most proud of, how aggressive and fearless [Hosmer] was. He was not afraid to make a mistake. He played to win."
-- Ned Yost
and...
The Royals' pre-series scouting report was clear: Make the Mets' infielders throw the ball.
When the infield of almost any MLB team sees that Dyson is up to bat and he could very well bunt to get on first base you make them have to make the play. This gets them to panic and on edge. Dyson just bunts and uses his speed to try to get on base.
I would have Dyson bunt maybe 30 percent of the time when he is at the plate.
The infield of the opposing teams would have to play in most of the time I think it takes them off their game.
|
When Lewdog and I saw practice, there was a significant amount of bunting practice. IMO.