Quote Originally Posted by The Federalist Engineer View Post
Looking at the play, the Auburn kid should have gone for two regardless. But his look at 3rd was an instinctual delay for the DP. Maybe he was scared of skinny Hunter beating the throw to first.

It was an Auburn error before it was a MSU base running error. But still a mistake, just good fortune the Auburn kid was frazzled. Finally got lucky the other guys messed up more.

With a person already in scoring position what is the point of bunting with 9 hole coming up. Don't know if Cheese makes that bunt call but downs only value as a PR is to score on a hit. Which you should from 2nd without Ricky Henderson as the PR. Even Sid Bream on two busted knees could do it.

Happy with the W but these are the little things that cost Ws. 3 already this year.
I agree on Auburn pitcher thought when Hines . first hit it double play.

The pickoff was all on downs. Remember they had a pitching change right after the Kohler double and Lemonis and cheese were talking to pulliam and downs the whole time the kid was warming up telling them what was going down. You never repeat never anticipate a bunt getting down. They are all trained to first make sure the ball is bunted and second make sure it's not pooped up before going. The ball has to be bunted on the ground before you break. Downs anticipated the bunt going down and went to far. Stupid base running mistake by him. Never anticipate the bunt getting down. You wind up picked or doubled on a bunt popup. Nothing cheese could do about downs

ETA our baserunning is awful at times but it's 90% on the players and the bunt today was called by Lemonis not cheese(I hate bunting by the way)