Your team is up by 1 run in the bottom of the ninth with 1 out, runners on first and second. Bonds is coming up and you've used all your left-handers. The guy on deck has good numbers against your closer: 5-for-10 with 2 HR's...he owns him in other words and he's also left-handed. If you walk Bonds, you put the tying run on third with one out and good chance of sac. fly. If you pitch to Bonds, he can end it with one swing but MIGHT ground into a double play. What do you do?
2006-11-03 06:37:25 · 25 answers · asked by Js_5 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I bring in Rick Vaughn and he blows Bonds and the next batter away.
2006-11-03 08:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by 10 to 20 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pitch to Barry Bonds. The probability of Bonds hitting a home run is 38.547%. That's a little bit less than 50%, so you have a good chance of him either flying out or grounding into a double play. Plus, Barry Bonds isn't using steroids anymore, so he isn't playing that well.
2006-11-03 08:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt, you pitch to Bonds. No way do you walk the tying run to third and more importantly the go ahead run to second. If any managers walk Bonds, they probably won't be managing for long.
2006-11-03 08:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by john s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit Bonds with the pitch, because he sucks, then hope it shook up the man on deck. No really, pitch to Bonds. If it is not a HR then it will be a K.
2006-11-03 08:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pitch to Bonds and hope the drugs haven't kicked in.
This is the ultimate compliment: One day a team was playing the Milwaukee Braves, and the pregame session on how to handle the Braves lineup was in progress. One by one the pitcher, catcher and coaches discussed how to pitch to each batter, until they came to Hank Aaron. No one said anything for a long time. Finally, the manager said, "Well, just make sure there's nobody on when he hits it out."
I wish I could remember the book in which I read that anecdote. Can anyone help me?
2006-11-03 07:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the starting pitcher, 9 times out of 10 I pitch to Bonds. If your starter throws a mean splitter, keep him in, Bonds will droud into a DP. If he's throwing meat, yank him. DOn't give him anything to hit, and try to jam him inside.
2006-11-03 07:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by thatchelpage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-21 05:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pitch to Bonds. Keep the ball down and out try to force the grounder.
2006-11-03 06:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Colin L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in pitching to Barry, unless we're talking about a World Series game or something equally important to my team. But in general, I would pitch to Barry, he doesn't have much time left to play and he's aiming for a record, I won't take that away from him.
2006-11-03 06:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pitch to Bonds VERY carefully make him chase some bad pitches.
2006-11-03 07:48:25 · answer #10 · answered by Tommy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋