BigSkyHi
All I know is I don't know
- Jan 13, 2020
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I blame Ichiro Suzuki for ruining the bunt game. He did not bunt like everyone else so they said I quit rather than learning something new.
There's a lot of coaches that don't know how to bunt.
a lot of college coaches that just plain suck at being a coach as well
They only succeed because they receive good players
Trading an out for advancing a runner in a close low scoring game.....works.
You don't bunt to get on base.... Unless you're left-handed and very fast. You bunt to advance runners....it's somewhat easier to place that ball where you want it on a bunt against a difficult pitcher.
Daughter graduated 2 yrs ago. Played travel ball at highest level, and college. She was only player on her college team that could bunt worth a darn....even though she holds her school's home run record.... she was still bunted a lot. She was the only person on the team who was bunted.... Because she could bunt. I was amazed the coach couldn't teach these other girls how to lay down a bunt right. They did not even know how to hold the bat right, or kneel .
Same could be said for slapping as well a lot. slappers popping the ball up instead of hitting it into the dirt
when playing travel ball if we discovered a team couldn't defend against the bunt worth a darn, we score half-a-dozen runs on them just by bunting in a row. Probe your opponents weakness....exploit it.
I was amazed the coach couldn't teach these other girls how to lay down a bunt right. They did not even know how to hold the bat right, or kneel .
I ran into a former HS player at a tournament who graduated from a Big 10 school this year. She had just gotten a job at a midwest college as an assistant coach. We spoke for several minutes on the state of our HS program, and game strategy we play. Near the end of our conversation she flat out said "and don't waste outs bunting".
I've always believed in small ball as a weapon. Is this now considered "old softball"?