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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
It was probably the worst situation of the entire series in which to try it. I don't give a **** if it worked or not. If it had worked, I would've shrugged and said, 'hey, that was a pretty stupid decision to make, but at least it worked.' You 'agree' with the call? Why? And don't give me that nonsense about Aybar having nine sacrifices. There are plenty of great bunters in baseball, but most managers would have the sense to not be that needlessly risky when everything is on their side.
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I shouldn't have said that I necessarily 'agree' with the call, but I sure as $hit can't knock it either. Yes, the risk factor was through the roof, but when the potential winning run got to third, he assumably talked to his staff, checked out the defensive depth, thought of what Francona would be thinking etc and thought maybe they could snag the run. It's all too easy in hindsight.
All I was pointing out, was how close this thread came to non-existence. If Aybar even touches that ball with his bat, it changes the whole thing. Either a series "momentum" swingin' run, or a foul ball that changes the count along with the defensive positioning. It could have went either way and they caught the short end.