Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous
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@mjfc_363 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
You sir are annoying for not getting it.
Nevermind, I remember you now.
You're the guy that's always on the sideline cheerleading with his pom poms and wearing that bright red lipstick.
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Stop. It’s a legitimate strategy for some cards and can be easily prevented if you just shift your infield.
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@doobiebross66-72 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Took a week away, came back and my first game consists of my opponent drag bunting with Carew, Jackie and Cobb to start the top of the 1st
Drag bunting is way too effective this year and it’s gotten to the point now where people are just flat out exploiting it. Just add that to the list of reasons why I find myself not wanting to play despite the awesome content.
Please dear god nerf the effectiveness of drag bunting. Yes, you can shift your defense but we all know the sense of urgency in the infield is STILL not where it should be especially on plays like drag bunts.
I’m 100% for bunting to advance runners but if you drag bunt with a speed-stacked lineup, I have 0 respect for you. Buddy deserved the 14-4 mercy rule.
If you held him to only four runs, seems like his strategy isn't all that good.
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@Original_Quad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Stop. It’s a legitimate strategy for some cards and can be easily prevented if you just shift your infield.
That's what I said.
But according to @mjfc_363, we're the ones who doesn't get it. Oh, and the rest of the forum who posted in this thread. LMAO.
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@doobiebross66-72 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Took a week away, came back and my first game consists of my opponent drag bunting with Carew, Jackie and Cobb to start the top of the 1st
Drag bunting is way too effective this year and it’s gotten to the point now where people are just flat out exploiting it. Just add that to the list of reasons why I find myself not wanting to play despite the awesome content.
Please dear god nerf the effectiveness of drag bunting. Yes, you can shift your defense but we all know the sense of urgency in the infield is STILL not where it should be especially on plays like drag bunts.
I’m 100% for bunting to advance runners but if you drag bunt with a speed-stacked lineup, I have 0 respect for you. Buddy deserved the 14-4 mercy rule.
It's funny. You talk to or watch any top tier players and if someone bunts down 3rd against them with a lefty shift they'll almost always say something to the effect of "fair play"
In real life MLB, if Ortiz or Cano would bunt down 3rd agaisnt the shift the opponent would happily accept that and take the bat out of their hands.
And yet here you are, so entitled that you won't take 3 seconds to adjust your defense in a video game with a PRESET OPTION, and then cry foul because someone bunted. This is 100% on you, and you look really salty and pathetic.
But hey, at least you mercied him right?
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@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
Sounds like my response hurt your feelings a little bit. If you like to get wins by trying to bunt all game, I’ll adjust my defense to defend it. Just enjoy watching all my homers.
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If you have guys like Brock, Robinson, etc and AREN’T bunting to get on base when the defense is back, you’re not playing right. Why would you not use a player’s greatest asset against a team that is refusing to defend against it?
To me it’s just as frustrating to run into a team where everyone is juiced, and the guy scores 6 runs on 6 hits. And unlike with bunting, you can’t change your defense to account for an absolute bomb squad. For the record, I’m much more the latter here - I think Mantle is my best bunter, and I’m not bunting with him. But I have no problem with people playing however they want - I just don’t see the issue with bunting when it’s honestly so easy to prevent.
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@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
Sounds like my response hurt your feelings a little bit. If you like to get wins by trying to bunt all game, I’ll adjust my defense to defend it. Just enjoy watching all my homers.
My feelings hurt? That's funny because I started off saying that it was hilarious.
I also said that bunting happens to me all the time and never said I tried bunting myself to try to win games.
Learn how to read.
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@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
Sounds like my response hurt your feelings a little bit. If you like to get wins by trying to bunt all game, I’ll adjust my defense to defend it. Just enjoy watching all my homers.
My feelings hurt? That's funny because I started off saying that it was hilarious.
I also said that bunting happens to me all the time and never said I tried bunting myself to try to win games.
Learn how to read.
My reading skills are just fine, in your second paragraph you just seemed a little touched by my comments as you said myself and the poster were annoying because we’re complaining about people who continuously drag bunt in games as we were just speaking our opinions.
But everyone is entitled to enjoy the game as they want, as you are to disagree about our complaints.
Relax.
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@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
I have to agree with a lot of this. If I forget to bring change my defense to bunt when someone like Carew is up, then that is my fault. An exploit would be if you bring them in and they still get on all the time. I don't find that to be the case. Bunting is a part of the game for some people and was for Carew. Adjust defense, take the win and move on. Most people that do this can't hit.
I am currently playing with Gwynn, Lofton, Carew and Rollins just for the hell of it. People shift on me all the time but even if they don't, I play the game to swing the bat. I will occasionally sac bunt but that is just baseball.
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@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@onnagood1 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@ChiefChad said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Cause it’s still annoying to play against guys that are trash and have to resort to the bunt cheese and the game allows them to get away with it.
That's hilarious.
Guys may resort to bunting because they know they are not that good at hitting. Ever think about that? I come across players who attempt to bunt all the time. It's not that hard to shift your defense to 'bunt defense' if you recognize the hitter having good bunt attributes combined with good speed. I have yet to see anybody attempting to bunt when I shift my defense to 'bunt defense' mode.
What's annoying are guys like you and the poster who mercy rule someone and that's not good enough just because your opponent attempted to drag bunt a few times. Just adjust your defense and quit whining.
Sounds like my response hurt your feelings a little bit. If you like to get wins by trying to bunt all game, I’ll adjust my defense to defend it. Just enjoy watching all my homers.
My feelings hurt? That's funny because I started off saying that it was hilarious.
I also said that bunting happens to me all the time and never said I tried bunting myself to try to win games.
Learn how to read.
My reading skills are just fine, in your second paragraph you just seemed a little touched by my comments as you said myself and the poster were annoying because we’re complaining about people who continuously drag bunt in games as we were just speaking our opinions.
But everyone is entitled to enjoy the game as they want, as you are to disagree about our complaints.
Relax.
I'm relaxed.
ZZZZZzzzzzzz
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I usually just throw really high fastballs and they usually get under it and pop out
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@doobiebross66-72 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@mrcityofwin said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Wait you mercied him? If u won, why do you have an issue?
Drag bunting is an obvious exploit of the game in terms of infielders still having little sense of urgency.
It’s pretty much the cheapest way to get a hit and as mentioned above, just makes for an annoying gameplay experience.
It’s not make or break but drag bunting this year is way too effective and needs to be adjusted
That's like complaining that your pitcher is less effective if all you throw are fastballs down the middle.
If someone looks like they are going to bunt, I bring the 2nd baseman in "half way". It gets them out most of the time - at least enough so that bunting is not a a good strategy.
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@EvylShaun said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
@doobiebross66-72 said in Drag Bunting is [censored] Ridiculous:
Took a week away, came back and my first game consists of my opponent drag bunting with Carew, Jackie and Cobb to start the top of the 1st
Drag bunting is way too effective this year and it’s gotten to the point now where people are just flat out exploiting it. Just add that to the list of reasons why I find myself not wanting to play despite the awesome content.
Please dear god nerf the effectiveness of drag bunting. Yes, you can shift your defense but we all know the sense of urgency in the infield is STILL not where it should be especially on plays like drag bunts.
I’m 100% for bunting to advance runners but if you drag bunt with a speed-stacked lineup, I have 0 respect for you. Buddy deserved the 14-4 mercy rule.
It's funny. You talk to or watch any top tier players and if someone bunts down 3rd against them with a lefty shift they'll almost always say something to the effect of "fair play"
In real life MLB, if Ortiz or Cano would bunt down 3rd agaisnt the shift the opponent would happily accept that and take the bat out of their hands.
And yet here you are, so entitled that you won't take 3 seconds to adjust your defense in a video game with a PRESET OPTION, and then cry foul because someone bunted. This is 100% on you, and you look really salty and pathetic.
But hey, at least you mercied him right?
Exactly. And, when you shift to Bunt Defense, you don't even need that good of a defesnive infielder at 3B or 1B to field the bunt and get the batter out. Major leaguers, playing way in can generally field a very slowly hit bunt and accurately throw to first base.
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