If a player isn't connecting with the ball, do you think he should be required to just stick the bat out there and get some positive wood on it to get the feel again?
2007-08-27 10:36:11 · 18 answers · asked by Question Monster 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Having him bunt guarantees only that he'll be 0-for-11.
When you have 500-600 at-bats every season, going through slumps is going to happen due to nothing more than randomness. It's no big deal, and I'm not going to start playing headgames with a guy over such a minor thing.
2007-08-27 10:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've gone through those slumps plenty of times, and if you play long enough, you will...there are a ton of ways to solve that though...bunting is a way, but not necessary....neither is bp...there can be nothing wrong with your swing, and you just hit a few balls at people...it's baseball...if his swing is wrong, by all means take some bp...bunting isnt as much as getting a feel of positive wood, it is to track the ball...if a player isn't seeing the ball very well, this is a great way to break out of it...hitting a baseball at a high level is the hardest thing to do in all of sports...you are swinging a round bat at a round ball that is going over 90 miles per hour, and moving down and away or in towards you...like i said...slumps like that are common...
2007-08-27 18:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Brett D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definitely depends on the player and the game situation. It's not unusual for a power hitter to have a slump like that.
Also - bunting isn't always so easy. it's a skill in itself. a sacrafice bunt might be an option - but if a player is looking to get to base - what's the use of telling some slow, power-hitter to bunt? I'd take my chances saying he's due for a big hit.
2007-08-27 17:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by Ann 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no i believe david ortiz was just 0-17 (maybe it was someone else i don't remember) you wouldn't ask him to bunt would you? and when bonds was slumping early in the year during the heat of the chase you wouldn't ask him to bunt either would? maybe a guy like lugo when he was slumping b/c he does have some speed but the ortiz's and bonds of the world never would you ask them to bunt they'll come out of it
2007-08-27 17:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by kevin98789 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its time for him to go to the bench. He might be good defensively, but, he needs to practice his offense. The coach needs to figure out why he's an "O'fer". If he bunted, with his luck, He pop out to the catcher. If he can't hit, he probably can't bunt either.
2007-08-27 17:43:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not neccessarily. 10 at bats is a little over two games, that barely qualifies as a slump. Swing away.
2007-08-27 19:23:44 · answer #6 · answered by Nunnya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no..... players has gone through worst slumps than that and i never heard that bunting will help them get "the feel again"
2007-08-27 17:45:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. Ten at bats is way too small a sample size.
2007-08-27 18:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by johnny_wow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what player you talking about. if that happends to arod you are not expecting him to bunt.
2007-08-27 18:12:59 · answer #9 · answered by ynra BTB 4-18-09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the situations.
2007-08-27 18:30:30 · answer #10 · answered by Choro-Kun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋