balllover01 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY A COACH WOULD BUNT WITH 2 OUTS AND RUNNER ON 3rd. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statman3 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY A COACH WOULD BUNT WITH 2 OUTS AND RUNNER ON 3rd. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Very funny, Balllover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmBlGovs Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I can think of several reasons why a coach would bunt with two outs, with or without a runner on third. 1. If facing a strong pitcher... if you can get the bunt down, it beats a strikeout. 2. Fast batter...same effect as a slapper, especially if 1st and/or 3rd basemen are playing back. Many bunts become hits. 3. Defense commits more errors on bunt play than any other in softball. 4. Gets in defenses heads...can make a difference late in game. 5. Makes game more intersesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66in74 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 As Gomer Pyle used to say................."Surprise, Surprise, Surprise" /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> Although I wouldn't make a habit of it. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlimbaugh Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Or the batter just did it on her own??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenHawk Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 As a coach, I usually would not call a bunt with two outs. ( I won't say never, but can't remember ever doing it.) However, I have had a couple of players who bunted on their own. I've also had some players missread my signals, e.g. a player thought I gave bunt signal, but there was no indicator given, or, as happened recently, I gave the signal to bunt, then wiped it off, but the batter missed the wipe off. We coaches try hard to fool our opponents when we give signals, but, unfortunately, sometimes we fool our own players. Ken Hawkins Maryville Softball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redog Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 As a coach, I usually would not call a bunt with two outs. ( I won't say never, but can't remember ever doing it.) However, I have had a couple of players who bunted on their own. I've also had some players missread my signals, e.g. a player thought I gave bunt signal, but there was no indicator given, or, as happened recently, I gave the signal to bunt, then wiped it off, but the batter missed the wipe off. We coaches try hard to fool our opponents when we give signals, but, unfortunately, sometimes we fool our own players. Ken Hawkins Maryville Softball Usually a batter will try to bunt with 2 stirkes because they can't hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenHawk Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 The discussion is about bunting with two outs, not two strikes. I often call a bunt with two stikes for a variety of reasons, even though a third strike foul off a bunt is a strikeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redog Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 The discussion is about bunting with two outs, not two strikes. I often call a bunt with two stikes for a variety of reasons, even though a third strike foul off a bunt is a strikeout. Usually a batter will bunt with 2 outs because they can't hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwtfan Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY A COACH WOULD BUNT WITH 2 OUTS AND RUNNER ON 3rd. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Desperation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNsoftballfan Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY A COACH WOULD BUNT WITH 2 OUTS AND RUNNER ON 3rd. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Ask Almeda she knows....and has passed the secret to her replacement!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadienclaysmom Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY A COACH WOULD BUNT WITH 2 OUTS AND RUNNER ON 3rd. /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> As a coach, I have to agree with the people who said the batters do it because they can't hit, they misread signs, and that it is pure desperation!!! /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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