Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (4/29)

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Ok, so then Hillman having him bunt shouldn't be up for question then.


You are having it both ways. I am done now. We won't agree so no point in going. Have the last word if you must.

No, I'm not having it both ways.

It's called playing the percentages and putting a team in the best position to be successful.

Hillman made the lineup in a manner to accomplish this, right? Now his in-game decisions need to do the same. It's really not that difficult.

[wild1]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

No, I'm not having it both ways.

It's called playing the percentages and putting a team in the best position to be successful.

Hillman made the lineup in a manner to accomplish this, right? Now his in-game decisions need to do the same. It's really not that difficult.

Well, I'm not taking a side, but it also has to do with how this hitter is handling the bat recently, what the situation in the game is, with the pitcher, the batter's history against the pitcher.

I'm not saying he was right or wrong, but it's deeper than just "never do it unless you have a terrible hitter up there"

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by wild1

Well, I'm not taking a side, but it also has to do with how this hitter is handling the bat recently, what the situation in the game is, with the pitcher, the batter's history against the pitcher.

I'm not saying he was right or wrong, but it's deeper than just "never do it unless you have a terrible hitter up there"

This is the AL. We're playing the team that has scored the most runs in the league, and it's the bottom of the 3rd. And we were in the heart of the lineup.

It would be tough for that call to be wrong on any more levels. It wasn't as grievous as asking the #3 hitter to sac, but it wasn't good...

[HemiEd]

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