jmog wrote:

Manhattan Buckeye wrote: "Did you actually read what I just read?"

Yes, that is why I agreed 100% with it. Did you read what I wrote?

Would it have helped instead of saying "Of course" I said "this"?

My bad, I didn't see the "of course", it sounded like you were disagreeing with me.

Honestly though, playing baseball through college, I don't think anyone adheres to the "rule" if the game is close/in question. Teams would only get mad if it was like 5 or 6 to 0 and someone pulled a bunt out to end a no-hitter.

Manhattan Buckeye wrote:

I think most would agree, but I recall a few years ago when Curt Schilling was with the D-Backs and he and then Coach Brenly went apeshit when someone broke up his no-hitter with the score 1-0 or 2-0 (I don't remember) with a bunt. And if my poor memory is correct, the bunting team almost won the game as a result, yet still the conversation was about whether the batter should have bunted.

lhslep134 wrote: Let's see here.

A bunt or a homerun in a game in which you're getting no-hit.

Home run EVERY TIME. Why? Because the pitcher you're going up against has stuff good enough to retire everyone, so what is a bunt going to accomplish? More than likely you'd get stranded, whereas the homerun will not only rattle the pitcher, but give your team a run as well.

Stupid OP.

Glory Days wrote: depends on the score. 1-0 or 2-0, I dont see a problem with bunting in any inning.

darbypitcher22 wrote:

lhslep134 wrote: Let's see here.

A bunt or a homerun in a game in which you're getting no-hit.

Home run EVERY TIME. Why? Because the pitcher you're going up against has stuff good enough to retire everyone, so what is a bunt going to accomplish? More than likely you'd get stranded, whereas the homerun will not only rattle the pitcher, but give your team a run as well.

Stupid OP.

You obviously don't have a clue or have never played.

As a former pitcher, you can be cruising along and one or two hits or baserunners can completely throw off your rythm and change the entire complexion of the game. The object of the game is to score runs, and most of the time, to score runs you need baserunners. A solo homer unless you're only down 1 or 2 does you no good.

lhslep134 wrote:

Hm so a base hit can do good, but a solo homer down 4 does no good? Does a solo homer not rattle a pitcher more than a single? LOL at that logic....

I pitched for eight years, the only times I ever got rattled were if someone smacked a ball off me. If someone got a base hit on a good pitch, kudos to the hitter. If the batter blooped in a single, then I'd chalk it up to bad luck.

So if you're telling me that you personally get more rattled by a bunt single than a homerun, then you're not a very good pitcher, or have a very pathetic mindset towards pitching.