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Originally posted by CADad:
Teach,
I doubt it. If by overlap you are referring to the fact that teams did bunt in those situations and the results became part of the data base then given the lack of success with sacrifice bunting that would imply that sacrifice bunting was an even poorer strategy.
Not necessarily. You need to cross-check situations where the bunt WAS attempted versus situations where it was not. You may find that you are looking at a statistical anomaly and it is really a better strategy.
The best method is to look at the statistics for bunting from 20-30 years ago versus the "swing-away at all cost, I'm in it for me" mentality of not bunting today. That may be the only way to find a valid comparison since is seems most players don't bother to truly learn the skill anymore.