I agree that it is very situational. If a team is crafted from the ground up in the A's/Red Sox mold, bunting is almost always a bad idea. For many reasons those teams have had success with their philosophies. As Danzig said, for the teams that don't have stacked lineups, "should bunt" situations come up more often due to more poor hitters in the lineup. In an answer to a question in the other thread, I believe bunting is an essential fundamental because a) it's relatively easy to learn and teach, i.e. wouldn't take up too much of your practice time to become proficient at it. (at least I never found it difficult...then again, Randy Johnson wasn't throwing at me http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif ) and b) even the best hitting team may be in a situation where they need that one run to win the game, or get an advantage in a pitcher's duel. Sac's and squeezes are a nice option in that spot. For pitchers and bad hitters it is absolutely essential.