Word: bunte
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...John Kruk and David Wells, two rotund guys who looked like they belong in a bar league but were outstanding baseball players. Basketball teams need time to install, and perfect, complex offenses. What plays must baseball teams put in? Hitting the cut-off man? Rotating the infield on a bunt? Turning the double play? Players have been doing this stuff since Little League. It should take...
...execution of this empirical method tells us that despite Tony Womack’s 27 stolen bases last year and the potentially immeasurable contribution of his heart, desire, and veteran leadership, his .276 on-base percentage made him a virtually worthless player. It tells us that although the sacrifice bunt might be a sure sign of sound fundamentals and good old-fashioned baseball, in practice it almost always decreases the run-expectancy of an offense...
...Senior Chris Mackey drove in two more with a double and captain Morgan Brown (four RBI) capped it off with a successful squeeze bunt to give the Crimson a 14-9 cushion...
...nice to know you can maybe make a mistake and not get it blown out of the ballpark,” Haviland said. “But,” he added, “Dartmouth can get guys on, they can hit and run, they can bunt. Sometimes those teams are tougher—they’ll make you make mistakes, and they won’t make mistakes.”The Crimson, on the other hand, has had one of the league’s best slugging offenses but has struggled with injuries.Brown, who will...
Vance, left on base after a leadoff double in his first at-bat, sparked the rally by lashing a one-out triple down the right-field line and scored when senior Lance Salsgiver reached on a throwing error. Salsgiver moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and came around on an RBI single from Steffan Wilson. Harvard then took the lead for good with a run in the fourth, this time courtesy of the bottom of its order. Junior catcher Andrew Casey moved sophomore Taylor Meehan to third with a double to left field. Meehan rushed home on a wild...