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If an MLB'er mastered the bunt, and only the bunt.
Coinstartled
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Bunting at every at bat, could he average .300?
Assuming of course that he had some speed.
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Ralph
No.
Byron Buxton, but he misses half the games.
Carew was an absolute master, surprised to see Garvey. Most seem to be National Leagers.
Bunting at every at bat, could he average .300?
not only would the fielders defend against it, the pitcher would pitch to make it increasingly difficult. I doubt even the fastest runner, the best bunter, could even reach on 2 of 10 attempts, almost never with no one on base and absent a fielding/throwing error.
Selectivity is the cornerstone of a successful bunt..... Mazzilli played over 14 years and only placed 40 bases empty bunts.... its a smidgen of his activity in MLB. Surprise ~surprise it is.
I remember in my little league playing days, I hated to even attempt a bunt. I wanted to swing away every time. If the coach told me to bunt, after the game I immediately slashed the tires on his car. Bunting is a difficult thing to do, I can't imagine mastering it.
This is for not letting me steal third! 😉
I think those numbers strengthen the chances that the 3 in 10 number is reachable game after game. Of course slugging percentage would suck.
Element of surprise would of course be gone but much of that would be made up by repetition.
Topps Bunt.
The question is how a hitter could do if he bunted "every" at bat, and the answer is that he would bat .000 because the first and third basemen would play 15 feet from home plate. Only a hard drive at their heads could make them move, but that won't ever happen if he bunts "every" time.
Not in modern baseball. The defense is too good.
Such a player could not get there by breaking the rules. Years ago I read a story about a groundskeeper who was soaking the dirt in front of home plate. Why was he doing this? Why for Mr. (Ty) Cobb, of course! The Georgia Peach was having the field set up for his bunt strategy.
Anyone remember the 1976 World Series?
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Ralph
Not really. I googled it and saw the Reds beat the Yankees 4-0. It was probably anther year where the Phillies had a good team but got nowhere because of the “big red machine.” I dismiss that that bit of baseball history from my mind. It’s just one more year of Philly frustration. It’s what usually has occurred, and I don’t clutter my mind with it.
Mickey Rivers could bunt for a base hit quite well. Pete Rose played third base halfway between the bag and home plate. Rivers was completely flustered throughout the Series.
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