Just because it didn't happen there doesn't mean Roenicke has never called for it. He obviously calls for it sometimes but not every time Morgan lays one down in the 1st inning. Fine I will correct my statement to say when Morgan does it that is on his own sometimes
Bunting is sometimes good and sometimes bad, there is no absolute. You dont need to bunt to get him over, drive it the other way, still a chance for a hit
JJ Hardy just put the Os ahead of the Red Sox 2-1 with a 2-run dinger for his 30th this season (to go along with a .309 OBP), The Rays are trailing 0-5 after a Teixeira grand slam.
Well you fall into the trap of thinking every single time someone outperforms your expected results it is due to luck or randomness. I am pretty sure the answer lies somewhere in between, sometimes its enhanced play and sometimes a random positive variation in play. Do you honestly believe that every single instance in baseball history that a hitter is 6-10 against a pitcher it is due to the variation possible in that small of a sample size, and never because a guy actually just hits well against a certain pithcer. Or every single clutch play in the World Series is just a case of a guy making a nice play in an October game just like all the random great plays throughout the season. There is never a case of someone playing better with the season on the line? Just because clutch play or great play in small samples are poor predictors of future performance does not mean they don't exist. It is entirely possible that Zach Greinke is a better pitcher at home, and entirely possible he just has lucky results there this season.
Darrin Sutton last night after Ryan Roberts walk off, 2 out grand slam down 3 in the bottom of the 10th: "Ryan Roberts drive to deep left field, incredible! The Diamondbacks win it! Are you watching Milwaukee? Did you just see that?" Yes, we were watching, I hope you will be watching us beat the Pirates tonight. Enjoy your flight to Milwaukee to start the postseason.
Jose Reyes hit a bunt single and left the game, his season is over at .33706 Braun, sitting at .33453, needs to go 5-5, 4-5, 4-4, 3-4 or 3-3 to win the title tonight.