Quote Originally Posted by shoeless joe View Post
Exactly.

Anyone without an agenda can see that the #1 issue with this team is our shit bullpen. But that doesn't fit the narrative of, "we lost cuz Cohen sucks" or "we didn't win by enough cuz Cohen sucks", or "I read some stats so I'm smarter than the guy who sees our team everyday and knows what they can/can't do better than anyone".

Yes we bunt too much. Bunting less won't help us get thru the 8th. A 3+ run lead from 7th inning on should be close to automatic, that's what we are blowing. That's not on the offense.
Thank you. Signs of life.

I will say two changes as far as the bunting goes:

1. Humphreys should not bunt. Just like speed guys should use their speed, power guys should use their power. Not really rocket science.

2. Switch Robson and Cody Brown in the batting order. If we're going to bunt every time Heck gets on, which is like 65% of the time or something when he leads off an inning- use your BEST bunter. Odds are much better of Robson getting on than Brown. Also, Brown has a little more pop than Robson- so again makes sense to drop him to drive in some runs.