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Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 22:18 pm
by hmoss859
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 22:21 pm
by Baseball Savant
Dude is wired different for certain
Rather Ball-Sey playing 20 feet from batter
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 22:25 pm
by Melville
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
Excellent insight.
Displays a keen understanding of the game.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 22:32 pm
by Ronnie Dobbs
It's always good for teams to have a few psychos who care more about winning than their own physical well-being.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 22:47 pm
by ramfandan
Baseball Savant wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:21 pm
Dude is wired different for certain
Rather Ball-Sey playing 20 feet from batter
Maybe miscommunication with coach Jon Jay . Jay holds up 2 fingers meaning go for the double play with lead runner if hit to you .
Contreras mistook the 2 to mean play 20 feet from home plate !
Contreras wanted timeout to wear a batting helmet but too late to call it .
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 17 May 2025 23:10 pm
by scoutyjones2
ramfandan wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:47 pm
Baseball Savant wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:21 pm
Dude is wired different for certain
Rather Ball-Sey playing 20 feet from batter
Maybe miscommunication with coach Jon Jay . Jay holds up 2 fingers meaning go for the double play with lead runner if hit to you .
Contreras mistook the 2 to mean play 20 feet from home plate !
Contreras wanted timeout to wear a batting helmet but too late to call it .
Jon Jay doesn't coach the infielders
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 04:13 am
by spfldan
Melville wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:25 pm
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
Excellent insight.
Displays a keen understanding of the game.
Agree. By being crazy aggressive at taking the bunt away, the batter swings and they get a perfectly placed double play ball. Falls under the category of creating your own luck by doing thinks the right way.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 07:36 am
by HorseTrader
scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 23:10 pm
ramfandan wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:47 pm
Baseball Savant wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:21 pm
Dude is wired different for certain
Rather Ball-Sey playing 20 feet from batter
Maybe miscommunication with coach Jon Jay . Jay holds up 2 fingers meaning go for the double play with lead runner if hit to you .
Contreras mistook the 2 to mean play 20 feet from home plate !
Contreras wanted timeout to wear a batting helmet but too late to call it .
Jon Jay doesn't coach the infielders
Well that explains it, Jay meant for Walker to move in two steps but Willie misread it.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 08:23 am
by 1_12_1968
Having the old cardinals with a link to success is super helpful and sets a tone for the dugout
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 08:28 am
by Melville
Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:32 pm
It's always good for teams to have a few psychos who care more about winning than their own physical well-being.
It is Contreras' team.
Has been for 2 years now.
That one plays is an example of why that is.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 09:11 am
by rockondlouie
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
Bingo!
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 10:20 am
by sikeston bulldog2
spfldan wrote: ↑18 May 2025 04:13 am
Melville wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:25 pm
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
Excellent insight.
Displays a keen understanding of the game.
Agree. By being crazy aggressive at taking the bunt away, the batter swings and they get a perfectly placed double play ball. Falls under the category of creating your own luck by doing thinks the right way.
Great point. We used to call it- you make your own breaks.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 12:07 pm
by BrockFloodMaris
Melville wrote: ↑18 May 2025 08:28 am
Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:32 pm
It's always good for teams to have a few psychos who care more about winning than their own physical well-being.
It is Contreras' team.
Has been for 2 years now.
That one plays is an example of why that is.
Yep! I love how much WC wants to win and hates to lose. He is the heart and soul of this team.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 12:13 pm
by Melville
BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑18 May 2025 12:07 pm
Melville wrote: ↑18 May 2025 08:28 am
Ronnie Dobbs wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:32 pm
It's always good for teams to have a few psychos who care more about winning than their own physical well-being.
It is Contreras' team.
Has been for 2 years now.
That one plays is an example of why that is.
Yep! I love how much WC wants to win and hates to lose. He is the heart and soul of this team.
Zero coincidence that once he broke out from his slow start, the team followed in kind.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 12:34 pm
by icon
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
He was just doing what he saw Rizzo do for years in Chicago. Keith Hernandez did it all the time as well. But there were both LH, so the throw to 3B was far easier after fielding a bunt.
Re: Willson took the bunt away
Posted: 18 May 2025 12:42 pm
by Melville
icon wrote: ↑18 May 2025 12:34 pm
hmoss859 wrote: ↑17 May 2025 22:18 pm
And the Human Piñata grounds into a DP
Game changing play he drug his Rawlings over India all night
He was just doing what he saw Rizzo do for years in Chicago. Keith Hernandez did it all the time as well. But there were both LH, so the throw to 3B was far easier after fielding a bunt.
So you are saying he is an intelligent student of the game?