- Feb 7, 2013
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Rant,
None of my players will do a fake bunt, they will be on the bench and out the next game.
At the younger levels, I have no problem faking a bunt, especially with a steal attempt at 2nd. Have the batter position themselves all the way to the back of the box, so its a slightly farther throw for the catcher and show bunt, which will be a little more distracting to the catcher and brings the defense in.
The only thing I don't like about the fake bunt is when the batter waves the bat around like a crazy person in an attempt to distract the pitcher, especially on an 3-0 count. To me this is "bush league". It always seemed like a desperate technique employed by the weak hitting teams. In 8U all-stars, one team tried this almost every pitch against my DD and she struck out the side. After that, they stopped doing it.