2011 College World Series: Florida Gators Vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Pt. VI

Vandy took care of business last night and will face Florida yet again for the right to go to the CWS Finals. The Gators are 4-1 against the Commodores this season. Game's at 2 p.m. EST Friday. Join us for our GameThread and we can talk about why Sully should never let Big Z bunt.

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I stand by my comment that the bunt was the correct call. I’m still waiting for someone (cough Keith Law cough) to come up with a reason why it was a bad idea.

There is a reason why O’Sullivan is coaching a team in back-to-back CWS’ while Keith Law is spending his time on Twitter.

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by FlaGators on Jun 23, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

The reason why O'Sullivan is doing that?

His players are good enough to cover for his managerial errors.

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by Andy Hutchins on Jun 23, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I mainly said it...

because Andy had a problem with it. It’s a tough call. I’m on the fence personally.

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by BKGator on Jun 23, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

What is there to be on the fence about? You are down a run. Runners of first and second no-outs.

It doesn’t matter who in the heck is up at the plate, you ALWAYS advance the runner(s). That was the main goal. That is learned/understood in tee-ball.

It’s simple really.

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by FlaGators on Jun 23, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it still depends on the situation

such as, if the guy coming to the plate is a poor bunter, but great hitter…or if the next two batters are 0-17 against the pitcher….or the current batter is 8 for his last 10, etc.
Then maybe you don’t want to bunt there.

That’s why coaches get paid to make those calls instead of just sending a book out there to decide everything.

Am I the only one who thinks they should have just scrapped the CWS this year and awarded the SEC winner the national title? I mean, the only SEC loss in the CWS this season was to a fellow SEC team.

by skigator93 on Jun 23, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

He’s the SEC Player of the Year and he has more home runs then the Texas team as a whole. He also has a batting average in the high .360’s. I know it’s different, but you would never see Albert Pujols lay down a bunt in that situation no matter what.

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by BKGator on Jun 23, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t matter. The bunt was the right call. Every single championship manager makes that bunt call.

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by FlaGators on Jun 23, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s what I like about the Gators. They have power, but they can play small ball too. That counts, especially against a Garvin, Gray, Roth, Hultzen, etc.

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by BKGator on Jun 24, 2011 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Exactly. The team can win in a variety of ways, and they aren’t afraid to show it. Now, teams are aware, that Zunino can and will bunt. That changes how a pitcher pitches to him, defensive alignment…etc. It only helps the team overall.

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by FlaGators on Jun 24, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions