04/20 Pittsburgh (Duke) @ CUBS (Dempster) 1:20pm, WGN TV

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DeRo singles

[Andy]

Dempster looks good again.

 

I don't know how he's doing it, but again, I'm just going to go with it.

I'm guessing a quality Norelco razor and an old-fashioned comb.

[BleacherBadger]

I know some people might disagree, but I like the bunt here. Sure, you may cost yourself an out, but getting on the scoreboard first is that important.

It is pretty important. That's why you don't lower your chances of doing it by bunting.

 

I would actually say that you raise your chances of scoring by bunting him to third there. If you got a guy that hits .300, there's a 70% chance he's getting out. Might as well make the out productive by moving the runner over to third, where an out, which again is 70% likely, can still score the runner.

 

Given, I realize this entire discussion is based upon odds and an individual's baseball theory prefernce.

[erik316wttn]

Geovany Soto

[Fred Hornkohl]

Soto singled to center field , DeRosa to second

[Andy]

Geovany Soto

 

2 on, 0 out!

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Geovany Soto

[Outshined_One]

Soto does not like Zach Duke, apparently.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Let's get some runs here!

[Butterscup1679666578]

man we are smoking the ball against duke today.

[Keener98]

I love Soto

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Soto does not like Zach Duke, apparently.

He only missed his head because he felt a last second bit of mercy.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I know some people might disagree, but I like the bunt here. Sure, you may cost yourself an out, but getting on the scoreboard first is that important.

It is pretty important. That's why you don't lower your chances of doing it by bunting.

 

I would actually say that you raise your chances of scoring by bunting him to third there. If you got a guy that hits .300, there's a 70% chance he's getting out. Might as well make the out productive by moving the runner over to third, where an out, which again is 70% likely, can still score the runner.

 

Given, I realize this entire discussion is based upon odds and an individual's baseball theory prefernce.

 

First, there's not a 70% chance of him getting out. And there's a less than 100% chance that an out will score the runner (only two specific types of outs will, deep fly balls and groundouts not right at a corner infielder).

 

People have already crunched the odds for you. You are more likely to score a run with a runner on 2nd and no outs than a runner on 3rd and one out. That's not really debatable.

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FC

[Outshined_One]

Well, oh well.

[Andy]

Duke only gets one, but it's the lead runner. Demp will probably bunt now.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cedeno grounded into a FC, 1-5, DeRosa out at third, Soto to second

[Keener98]

Damnit Ronny

[bcl412]

I know some people might disagree, but I like the bunt here. Sure, you may cost yourself an out, but getting on the scoreboard first is that important.

It is pretty important. That's why you don't lower your chances of doing it by bunting.

 

I would actually say that you raise your chances of scoring by bunting him to third there. If you got a guy that hits .300, there's a 70% chance he's getting out. Might as well make the out productive by moving the runner over to third, where an out, which again is 70% likely, can still score the runner.

 

Given, I realize this entire discussion is based upon odds and an individual's baseball theory prefernce.

 

You're going with conventional thinking, which is against conventional thinking on this board. So, are you being original in your thinking or not. I'm confused.

[erik316wttn]

Soto does not like Zach Duke, apparently.

He only missed his head because he felt a last second bit of mercy.

 

Soto also has infinite mercy as well as infinite awesomeness.

[Soul]

Routine DP ball and Duke screws it up. Thanks!

[Butterscup1679666578]

ugh, come on ronny.

[erik316wttn]

Demp lays down the bunt. 2nd and 3rd, 2 out.

[Outshined_One]

Nice bunt.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Dempster sacrificed, 1-4, Soto to third, Cedeno to second