It's a big part of my game. I know the kind of manager Ozzie is. He likes speed and bunting. I just try to bring that to the table. I just go out there and play as hard as I can. I'm not in control of what the decision will be.
Quotes about bunting (13 Quotes)
You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter.
I was upset about not getting the first bunt down, ... I think they (the Brewers) probably figured I'd be bunting again with Lance on deck, and he (Santos) threw a fastball right down the middle.
You can't worry about it. You worry about it and you get away from your game. ... We need to get back to the little things, get back to getting guys on, bunting them over and stealing. We'll be all right.
Dan Wheeler said there's more pressure in the bunting game than in the World Series.
Coach John Bunting estimated one or two players lined up out of position on about half the Tar Heels' defensive snaps in Saturday's 69-14 loss. They took advantage of a lot of mistakes we made on defense, ... They made some big plays, and obviously we made some turnovers, too.
It's nice to have him on our side. We used to hate for him to come up and hate for him to get on base when he played for Colorado and Florida. The thing about it is he works on his skills. He's one of the first guys here in the morning and one of the last guys to go in the evening. He's here almost beating the coaches. He comes to work on his bunting or lift or stretch or early hitting or something.
We are going to have to manufacture runs, no doubt. And that means a lot more bunting and such.
To me, and he may not like it, but I point to him all the time as the way to be. It's not his personality to accept that, but I single him out, which I don't do that often. I say, 'Hey, this is how you want to go about your business. This is how you want to perform. This is how you want to work on fielding, hitting, bunting, everything.
I want to win, and my teammates, they play hard. We're trying our best. We're bunting the ball. We're moving guys over and we're getting good at-bats, and that's all you can ask for. I know my teammates are going to score some runs.
As small an aspect of the game as bunting might appear to be to a lot of people, it's really important to me. The complexion of a game can change because you have the ability to advance a runner 90 feet. It's huge.
I thought a lot about bunting, trying to get on base and letting the big guys do their thing.
Sometimes it almost seems like John Bunting plans these things. He'd been asked a question about freshman Garrett White Thursday after practice and was bragging on the rookie from Miami. He has one of the greatest attitudes as a freshman I've ever been around, ... He has a smile on his face all the time. He bounces around, and he wants to do whatever he can do to get on the field to help us. He's a linebacker and he's now playing the DPR' (Designated Pass Rusher) position.