Is that nobody plays the game the right way anymore....at least not in MLB.
In tonight's game in Atlanta, in the top of the 11th inning, the Nats get men on first and second with nobody out. The next guy up (Ian Desmond)'s job is to advance those runners or at least the runner from second to third.....whether he sacrifices, hits it to the right side, whatever....his JOB is to get the men over.
He lines out to left field.....
Sorry, but that makes no sense to me. A simple sacrifice bunt and there are two men in scoring position....even if the guy doesn't want to work on bunting skills, then at the very least he needs to mnake sure any ball he hits is going to get that man to third.
It isn't like this is the only instance....I doubt I could go one game without seeing an instance that makes me roll my eyes, and I only played to Senior A and coached to Provincial A in Manitoba.....not like I know everything about the damn game. These guys are supposed to be the best....it stinks.
MLB is not the only sport...the NBA is an even better example. The game was better in the 60's through the 90's, and with the athletes out there it should be the best game in the world to watch....instead it is getting tougher and tougher to stomach each year.
Sorry for the diatribe.....
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