The sac bunt is a negative run expectancy move at every level of baseball

The only time it makes any sense with an atrocious hitter (e.g. mlb pitcher) at the plate. It gets a little closer to being sensible with it late in the game (like you said), but you're asking your cleanup hitter to drop down the bunt. He's had one sacrifice this year, and he had zero last year. How often does he actually bunt? No surprise at all that he didn't get it down (especially on our turf).

Fragale does strike out quite a bit, but he hardly ever hits into DPs (6 in 600 ABs at VT).

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Posted: 03/29/2018 at 3:25PM

And another error, 4-3 now Liberty, top 10... -- 8792HOKIE 03/27/2018 7:21PM

Not sure about calling for a sac bunt with Fragale. -- Chris Coleman

03/28/2018 1:19PM

Szefc from what I’ve seen plays small ball with anyone -- hokiepro 03/29/2018 1:58PM

Baseball's a game of doing the little things right. -- MCL3 Hokie 03/29/2018 08:54AM

Having coached much of my life I can tell you how that story goes. If -- VT One 03/29/2018 08:07AM

The sac bunt there was a terrible call... -- BB Hokie 03/28/2018 8:26PM

Wow, you wouldn’t last long as a baseball coach -- hokiepro 03/29/2018 2:36PM

The sac bunt is a negative run expectancy move at every level of baseball -- BB Hokie 03/29/2018 3:25PM

The NRE is very small for his situation. And he's in a slump. -- 48zip 03/29/2018 4:00PM

He is a weak hitter (.250) and leads the team in Ks (by a LOT). Smart call -- 48zip 03/29/2018 09:41AM

I heard LU Coach Jackson on radio after the game. -- 501 03/28/2018 1:38PM

To me, this one really isn't about sabremetrics. -- Chris Coleman

03/28/2018 1:41PM

It is a process... -- 2hhoop3 03/27/2018 9:33PM

Still, Owens is an extraordinary D liability...I know he’s doing his best, -- Irish Hokie 03/27/2018 10:28PM

We have the defense -- VirginiaCards 03/28/2018 5:59PM

That one was terrible, bounced throw that didn’t need to be hurried -- hokiepro 03/27/2018 7:27PM

And we go down quietly in the bottom of the 10th -- 8792HOKIE 03/27/2018 7:33PM

LU reliever goes 4.2 innings only faces 15 -- hokiepro 03/27/2018 7:35PM

Probably their ace, saw he had a 2 something era... -- 8792HOKIE 03/27/2018 7:40PM

You really think they’d throw their ace -- hokiepro 03/27/2018 8:19PM

Yep. I played @VMI & these schools love to win these games, weekend or not ** -- 3TechFanz 03/28/2018 07:43AM

Well it worked, interesting to see how they do this weekend ** -- hokiepro 03/28/2018 08:21AM

Right. Would U rather beat VT/uva midweek, or go 3-0 versus UNCA on weekend ** -- 3TechFanz 03/28/2018 09:40AM

Ace or not, he's a pretty good pitcher -- Hamburger 03/28/2018 05:12AM

Schools like Liberty do that. They will do anything to -- RJHokie 03/27/2018 8:28PM

If he isn't their ace now he will be one day -- Hamburger 03/28/2018 05:11AM

1B don't stretch on throw in the dirt -- rtp_hokie67 03/27/2018 7:32PM

The sac bunt is a negative run expectancy move at every level of baseball

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