it is good to know that through 150 games, Scioscia still likes to take the bat

[stevestevens]

Out of the hands of the teams best hitter.

Classic.

[jshep]

ugh, not a fan of the bunt in most situations to begin with, and this is a really dumb spot to use it on top of that.

 

And now watch it "work" despite all the stupidity involved in the decision making here.

Edited September 21, 2013 by jshep

[jshep]

It backfired.

 

SHOCKING

[stevestevens]

It is just so depressing because he has done it multiple times with trout this year and apparently it won't be the last.

[Tyler]

Scioscia is just looking out for Trout's WAR.

[fan_since79]

Scioscia with the bunting all the time.

 

Hate it!

[stevestevens]

Multiple sac bunts in a game is the future. Scioscia is ahead of the trend.

[m0nkey]

"Who cares! We won!!"

[stevestevens]

Yeah we won but we did it an inning later and wasted rasmus in the process. This team plays better with a well rested Rasmus.

[ELEVEN]

Yeah we won but we did it an inning later and wasted rasmus in the process. This team plays better with a well rested Rasmus.

As do most of us..

[arch stanton]

Blame it all on the lazy loafing jackass pitcher who couldn't be asked to cover first.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@wboor: "Looking for a base hit to win the game I don't think you want to sit back and always have Mike try to split the gap or hit a HR." Scioscia

He'd rather give away an out and have Hamilton face a LHP to try to win the game.

[Halos of Anaheim]

@wboor: "Looking for a base hit to win the game I don't think you want to sit back and always have Mike try to split the gap or hit a HR." Scioscia

He'd rather give away an out and have Hamilton face a LHP to try to win the game.

This makes no sense. Did he really say this? I was cringing when he had Howie bunt which would not only give away an out, but take the bat away from your best hitter. And this is his reasoning?

Edited September 21, 2013 by Halos of Anaheim

[arch stanton]

Would we rather be complaining that Howie had another GIDP?

[m0nkey]

Yup. I was going to say a lot of geniuses here probably wanted howie to bunt because they thought he was going to hit into a double play because he's "not clutch"

[CaliAngel]

Was at the game and when I saw this happen me and my dad looked at eachother like "Is Scioscia insane?"

 

@wboor: "Looking for a base hit to win the game I don't think you want to sit back and always have Mike try to split the gap or hit a HR." Scioscia

 

But you're OK with making Iannetta have to split the gap or hit a HR?? WTH??

 

Holy hell Mike. All we needed was a home run. A freaking home run, and Trout is more than capable of hitting one.

 

AND YOU TOOK THE BAT OUT OF THE HANDS OF ONE OF THE LEAGUES BEST HITTERS! There's no excuse for that.

 

Stop being so freaking thick headed and recognize the situation instead of screwing the team over.

 

Even if we made the playoffs the fat man would figure out some way to screw it up.

 

Get rid of this guy.

It's ridiculous.

Edited September 21, 2013 by CaliAngel

[Mark68]

The only time I want to see Trout bunting is when he notices the corners playing back and he's bunting for a hit. That's it. Scioscia can go screw himself. But, the joke's on us, because he'll be screwing us for the next five years.

[markb]

@wboor: "Looking for a base hit to win the game I don't think you want to sit back and always have Mike try to split the gap or hit a HR." Scioscia

 

 

If Scioscia actually believes what he said here rather than just trying to save face, It's hard to have any faith in his decision making skills.  If this scenario:

 

Give up out + LHP vs. Hamilton > rely on best player in baseball to get an XBH

 

somehow makes sense in his mind, then he's definitely losing it.  

[Angel Oracle]

It's stupid to take the bat out of Trout's hands.

End of discussion

[YouthofToday]

The only situation Trout should ever bunt is in the 9th inning or later, at home, with the winning run on 2nd base with 0 outs.

Practically any other situation is sheer and utter madness.

[Ohtaniland]

Mike Scioscia is the main reason why we will celebrate winning another AL West Division Bronze Medal this weekend.

[Glen]

It's almost as if Scioscia was sitting in the dugout thinking "ya know, things have been going pretty well for this team lately and people seem to have momentarily forgotten my propensity for boneheaded, counter-intuitive in-game decision-making.  Let's give 'em a little reminder."

 

Almost.

[Glen]

@wboor: "Looking for a base hit to win the game I don't think you want to sit back and always have Mike try to split the gap or hit a HR." Scioscia

He'd rather give away an out and have Hamilton face a LHP to try to win the game.

 

 

I have to assume Scioscia is just trolling there, because he just said we don't want to give our best hitter a chance to, you know, hit.  That's just ****ing stupid.  So yeah, he has to be trolling,  Has to be.

[Jay]

It's almost as if Scioscia was sitting in the dugout thinking "ya know, things have been going pretty well for this team lately and people seem to have momentarily forgotten my propensity for boneheaded, counter-intuitive in-game decision-making.  Let's give 'em a little reminder."

 

Almost.

It's almost as if Scioscia was thinking, "ya know, it's late in the game and Trout frequently sucks late in the game so..."

[Glen]

Well, we do know how much Sosh loves advanced sabermetrics like that so you may be right.