I'm sitting here watching Johan Sebastien mow through the Milwaukee Brewers, no hitting and striking out 9 through 5 innings, and it leads me to one of my pet peaves about the big league game-the lack of bunting. In a game like this, where the opposing pitcher is dominating, someone has to lay down a bunt during the 4th, 5th, or 6th inning. Sometimes just getting one baserunner and getting that pitcher into his stretch is enough break something loose for you. Once you get into the 7th, sportsmanship kind of takes the bunt off the menu if you are still getting no hit. I'll be interested to see if anyone tries to make something happen in the 6th here with a bunt, or if everyone is just content to strike out and sit down on the bench.
Update
Of course, home runs by your lead off guy will work, too. :-)
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