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re: Is Austin Nola a Liability for Us?
Posted on 5/10/09 at 12:48 am to Jrv2damac
Posted on 5/10/09 at 12:48 am to Jrv2damac
The coach didn't make him bunt to take the bat out of his hands, the bunt was called bc that's what you do in that situation at this level of baseball. There are quite a few other players in our lineup that would be asked to bunt in that same situation. In my mind, at least Nola isn't as much a strikeout liability as Mitchell. I would never suggest benching Mitchel, but at least Nola puts the bat on the ball and has some good at bats. And his defense has made our middle infield outstanding IMO
ETA: The comments about Mitchell are predominantly vs. left handed pitching to be fair.
ETA: The comments about Mitchell are predominantly vs. left handed pitching to be fair.
This post was edited on 5/10/09 at 12:51 am
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Posted on 5/10/09 at 12:55 am to 12Buck
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The coach didn't make him bunt to take the bat out of his hands
This is correct. Just the execution of the two sac bunts he had so far this weekend would tell you that.
Nola's play reminds of that dirtbag mentality that a lot of the westcoast teams play with. He does the fundamentals well and plays hard. His hitting will come around. But right now, he works counts, sac bunts, play defense, and plays hard. He's going to be Ben Orloff in two years, and I am more than okay with that.
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