I blame McNeil. You’re a major leaguer and ex batting champ. Advance the damn runner somehow !Pathetic AB by McNeil in the 9th with 1st and 2nd no out. Looked like he had absolutely no idea how to sacrifice so it was ridiculous to ask him to do it.
Yeah I don't like the chances after this stretch. Maybe they'll surprise me.Garbage effort vs a team full of minor leaguers
Mets could be 7 out by Howard
Orioles padres diamondbacks next 10
The bunt, if successful, takes the bat out of the hands of your TWO hottest hitters since the break.Pathetic by McNeil. Worst part for me was pulling the bat back on the most buntable pitch of the at-bat. With that said I'm not sure about the strategy because if he gets it down they walk Lindor and then you have a hitter who is having a solid year but is still young and inexperienced in Vientos. As well as a double play candidate.
With just a runner on second, that is a fair request of a lefty batter. But with first and second, that is MUCH easier said than done. Unless you want to advance the runner at the cost of two outs, which I assume you do not.I blame McNeil. You’re a major leaguer and ex batting champ. Advance the damn runner somehow !
The ironic thing is that he is quite good at the running drag bunt for a hit. He just can't square around and sacrifice, which is supposedly easier.We’ve seen this from McNeil before - man just can’t bunt. Calling for it to begin with was bad enough, but to keep it on after the first effort was ridiculous.