I just thought I'd carry you through my thinking as to why I would've let Bard try to get on base yesterday instead of sac bunting Hairston in the 7th. You're totally welcome to disagree with me. I ain't no baseball manager, but I love working through strategy.

First off, I look at the fact that a single run in the 7th is not going to win the game. If this were the bottom of the 9th inning and scoring that one run guarantees a victory, then my thinking changes. The only "clock" you have is the 27 outs you begin the game with. A sac bunt that doesn't guarantee a victory is like trying to kill the clock in the 3rd quarter of a football game. The fact that it's only the 7th is probably the biggest thing to me that makes me dislike the bunt here.

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