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Minor Leaguer Breaks Up No-Hitter In 9th Inning With A Bunt, Then Benches Clear

by Larry Leo

June 5, 201963 Comments

Minor Leaguer Breaks Up No-Hitter In Ninth Inning With A Bunt, Then Benches Clear

This Double -A minor leaguer pulled a pretty jerk move when he laid done a bunt during the opposing team's no-hitter. Per The Spun...

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Tuesday night, a game at the Double-A level reignited the debate again. The Hartford Yard Goats, leading 3-0 against the Trenton Thunder, had a no-hitter going between three pitchers and one out in the ninth inning.

Thunder batter Matt Lipka decided to try a bunt and laid it down perfectly. He posted the first hit of the game for his team.

Predictably, the Yard Goats were not thrilled with his decision. The benches cleared, but it doesn’t look like anyone threw any haymakers.

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3down10

Gotta earn it as far as I'm concerned.

Reply•52 months

Ripley

Probably the nicest drag bunt I've ever seen.

Reply•52 months

tadelatt

I am sorry but if you cannot hit this guy, what is wrong with bunting? He has to earn the No-Hitter, not just hope the other teams gives it to him once he reaches the 9th inning.

Reply•52 months

ConwayGamecock

A bunt is an official hit in baseball. If you cannot get a hit against a pitcher the conventional way, then do what you have to do. If you can't even get a bunt for a hit, then get walked or get hit with the pitch. You don't play for the team no-hitting you, you play for your team....

Reply•52 months

Xcalibur2017

Be a man and have some respect for the game JA

52 months

Chaz95

Only dick move was running way inside the first base line to draw getting hit by the ball on the throw to first...

Reply•52 months

ConwayGamecock

Only if by doing it, he impeded their attempt to throw him out, but the pitcher had a straight line to the 1st baseman, but was too slow to get to the ball, and his scoop-toss wasn't going to get it done. So it was moot....

52 months

ChineseBandit58

That was first thing I noticed - I thought the rules say that you have to stay on the foul side of the line within two feet on any play where the ball is behind you. I learned this by being called out for exactly the same thing back in my youth.

52 months

BayouBlue

I have no issue with this play

Reply•52 months

ScaryClown

That dude is fast

Reply•52 months

baobabtiger

Unwritten baseball rules are gay. And their fights are gayer.

Reply•52 months

kywildcatfanone

No issue with the bunt. It was a single just like any other single

Reply•52 months

FredBear

It's not the batters job to put himself out, that's on the pitcher and the defense. That's true regardless of the situation.

Reply•52 months

Sid in Lakeshore

Score was 3-0..... They needed base runners. Play better defense.

Reply•52 months

msudawg1200

I don’t understand this “unwritten rule” not to bunt to break up a no-hitter. You do what you have to do to get baserunners on and win the game.

Reply•52 months

AtlantaLSUfan

Its the only “unwritten rule” that I disagree with.

52 months

CarRamrod

how is that a jerk move? His goal stepping up to the plate was to get a hit.

Reply•52 months

jpainter6174

It was a multi-pitcher no hitter... not the same as if it was one pitcher, who cares

Reply•52 months

SomeLSUguy

That doesn't really change anything, but it changes everything!

52 months

imjustafatkid

Huh? A bunt is a hit. Why wouldn't he take what the defense was giving him?

Reply•52 months

UAinSOUTHAL

frick that. The opposing team is paid to win, not lay down because you have a no hitter with 1 out in the 9th. You have to earn it. This is exactly what is wrong with the SJW everyone needs a trophy mentality in this country.

Reply•52 months

Peepdip

You were doing so good until the last sentence.

52 months

GeeOH

fricking baseball...thebgame the bitches go out for.

Reply•52 months

uway

I’m pretty triggered that Minor League Baseballs twitter account is celebrating queer pride month.

Reply•52 months

RocketTiger

More typos from Larry.

Reply•52 months

theOG

The worst part about these titty babies crying is that the no hitter was between three pitchers! It's not like one guy had been out there grinding the whole game and the bunt happened.

Reply•52 months

ChineseBandit58

Which makes it all the more silly that this pitcher was the one so mad about it. Bunt to get on - steal 2nd - hope the walk the next batter to set up dp - hope for a HR to tie the game - go on to win. THAT would have been my mental process up to bat in that situation.

52 months

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