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Babe Ruth batting leadoff... opens game with a bunt... double to CF... leading to 6 run inning...

The lack of reality on multiple levels is :roll:

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That's a good one. I wish SOM would air in public what goes on when you try to bunt for a base hit in the computer game.

C'mon you act like you've never seen a bunt double to CF before...

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just imagine how far the ball would have gone had he swung away at that! :shock:

[b:b8da6bc9e4]This from baseball Ref book posted in 2009
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Bunt Doubles
Posted by Raphy on August 3, 2009
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A couple weeks ago Rafael Furcal pushed a bunt over the head of Edwin Encarnacion for a double. The bunt double is a rare occurrence, but not as rare as I would have thought. Since [b:b8da6bc9e4]1988 there have been 17 bunt doubles,[/b:b8da6bc9e4] including[b:b8da6bc9e4] 3 by Furcal.[/b:b8da6bc9e4] I have compiled a list of these oddities by using the batting splits pages along with the Team Batting Event Finder.

A couple weeks ago Rafael Furcal pushed a bunt over the head of Edwin Encarnacion for a double. The bunt double is a rare occurrence, but not as rare as I would have thought. Since 1988 there have been 17 bunt doubles, including 3 by Furcal.

Bunt Doubles Since 1988
Date Batter Tm Opp Pitcher Score Inn RoB Out Cnt Pit RBI Play Desc.
+------+---+-------------+-----------------+---+----+-----------------+-----------+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------------+
2009-07-20 Rafael Furcal
2007-07-02 Juan Pierre
2004-07-20 Juan Pierre
2003-04-30 Endy Chavez
2002-05-03 Corey Patterson
2002-04-27 John Vander Wal
2001-06-24 Rafael Furcal
2000-08-08 Rafael Furcal
1999-05-31 Abraham Nunez
1997-07-06 Mike Lansing
1997-05-13 Tony Fernandez
1997-04-01 Edgar Renteria
1995-08-17 Chad Fonville
1995-06-21 Robby Thompson
1991-05-25 Mitch Webster
1988-04-08 Mark McLemore

overwhelmingly fast guys who push the bunt double.

In Ruth's case though, consider that the defense pulls a shift, and he pushes the bunt straight up the middle, on the third base side, with a third baseman essentially playing shortstop. bad positioning and a seeing eye bunt lead to the double.

There was probably an error on the play but the home town scorekeeper scored it a hit. :lol:

[quote:6e086c7a36]There was probably an error on the play but the home town scorekeeper scored it a hit.[/quote:6e086c7a36]

I think you nailed it.

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DONT FORGET THE BABE GOT THROWN OUT TO END THE WORLD SERIES AGAINST THE CARDS, WHAT WAS HE THINKING THAT DAY MAYBE HAL HAS AN INSIDE TRACK TO RUTHS INNER THINKING.

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