Sacrifice bunting as the winning runner is just loser play. Even at home. I wish the press would nail Matheny on this. Whose idea was it and why did that person make that decision.
He would have been moving the runner along for the tie, but either way, there are players who I'd be okay with doing it, but as I said, the guy you trust so much that you've moved him to the top of the lineup is not the guy I liked doing it.
Sacrifice bunting as the winning runner is just loser play. Even at home. I wish the press would nail Matheny on this. Whose idea was it and why did that person make that decision.
He would have been moving the runner along for the tie, but either way, there are players who I'd be okay with doing it, but as I said, the guy you trust so much that you've moved him to the top of the lineup is not the guy I liked doing it.
I would never bunt simply on the grounds that I'd likely lose a fingernail if I didn't have my hand in the right spot.
njkERA is my favorite stat of the Statcast era
Pretty easy to calculate for most teams really but also vital for evaluation.