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11-04-2009, 03:54 PM
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Bunting Stats
I've been talking with friends about bunting and it's merits and degree of difficulty and wondering if there are any stats kept on bunting. I'm trying to find some sort of success rate (kind of like a batting average of bunting) of bunting. Does it exist? Have there been any studies done? I'm finding it hard to argue the merits of bunting in a situation over hitting when I have no clue the success rate of bunting (missing the first 2 tries and facing an 0-2 count or failing to move the runners over). I know there are some great stat guru's on this board, any one have any insight?
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11-04-2009, 04:05 PM
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Re: Bunting Stats
Has anyone ever noticed that if you repeat a word out loud or in type often enough, it stops sounding like a real word?
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11-04-2009, 04:11 PM
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Administrator
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Re: Bunting Stats
"Bunting". Weird.
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11-04-2009, 04:20 PM
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Re: Bunting Stats
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Originally Posted by Youk Of The Nation
Has anyone ever noticed that if you repeat a word out loud or in type often enough, it stops sounding like a real word?
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All the time.
Bunting sucks almost always.
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11-04-2009, 04:26 PM
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Ex Astris Scientia
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Re: Bunting Stats
I had that happen the other day with the word 'blanket'
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11-04-2009, 04:30 PM
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Re: Bunting Stats
So as not to forget about the topic at hand, try retrosheet.org. That site has some in-depth stuff.
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11-04-2009, 06:14 PM
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Re: Bunting Stats
Ahh, I found something. While it didn't list the success rate for all years, it did discuss 2006 and 2007. The success rate for in MLB in 2007 was 86%. Some friends were trying to argue that bunting was more skillful and difficult than hitting and used "Jeter" last night as an example "He failed to move the runner over!".
http://www.actasports.com/sow.php?id=163
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11-04-2009, 06:18 PM
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Major Leaguer
Join Date: Aug 12 2009
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Re: Bunting Stats
Quote:
Originally Posted by Youk Of The Nation
Has anyone ever noticed that if you repeat a word out loud or in type often enough, it stops sounding like a real word?
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Yes, it happens to me a lot.
As CD said, Bunting sucks. 
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