[farmerchief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I'm not really second guessing Ned, because I don't think any managers in baseball would do this. But When it was bases loaded, with one out, Billy coming to the plate. I was hoping for a PH. All you have to do in this scenario is literally hit the ball on the ground fair if you have a fast runner at the plate, & make sure you don't get a DP. You could see the GIDP coming a mile away with Billy there. Yes, Billy probably has a better chance to hit a sac fly to the OF, but seems like it would be easier to score with a ground ball. With Dyson on Third, you don't even need a deep fly ball, or a good grounder. He can get to home fast. You could ever bunt with Gore. I know no managers would PH with Gore, who has no major league at bats for in recent years All Star Billy Butler, but I think it could have worked.

Or you could put in Colon, who almost never strikes out, is a great contact hitter. Isn't the fastest player in the world but isn't slow either and would probably beat out 50-60% of the DP balls Butler would. Would just like to know someone's thoughts on this who's smarter than me.

A bunt by Billy would have really caught them by surprise, and probably scored the run from third, but who knows if Billy has ever been called on to bunt?