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Originally Posted by Brad K
Why? The batter lays down a good bunt and the play works. The batter doesn't and the play doesn't.
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Well, yeah, the prevailing thought is that the bunt is the most important thing and that the runner is not really stealing a base (home). Still, I would feel better with a fast guy at third than a slow poke in case the bunt is not exactly perfect. The quicker down the baseline, the less time the defense has to react and recover.
Theoretically, that is. I wonder if the game takes running speed into account in this manner or if your lead-footed catcher could score on a squeeze bunt by someone with a high Sac Bunt rating.