Baseball situation question - 2nd base nobody out vs 3rd base one out?
 

This question came up today: Would you rather have a man on second with nobody out or a man on third with one out? I have a definite opinion, but others are demanding stats to back up my position. So here's the poll, and any resources to prove your side would be appreciated.

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It depends.

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Based on the information provided, I'd say A is the correct answer, because outs are scarce and yada yada. However, I think it depends a lot on other factors (score, inning, who's batting, on deck, etc.), and therefore B might be the better situation to have sometimes.

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B is very rarely better, not to mention that a sacrifice doesn't work 100% of the time.

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It does depend, to some extent on the batter (and the speed of the runner), but in general, do you think it is a good play to sac bunt with nobody out and a runner on second?

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no.

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It does depend, to some extent on the batter (and the speed of the runner), but in general, do you think it is a good play to sac bunt with nobody out and a runner on second?

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No.

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Not enough information - what's the score, inning, what side of the plate does the batter hit from, how successful is the batter at laying down a sac bunt, etc.

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It does depend, to some extent on the batter (and the speed of the runner), but in general, do you think it is a good play to sac bunt with nobody out and a runner on second?

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This isn't what I was referring to when I said it depends.

Unless you are very late in the game and tied(and sometimes down by 1), it is nearly always a horrible play sac bunting.

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It does depend, to some extent on the batter (and the speed of the runner), but in general, do you think it is a good play to sac bunt with nobody out and a runner on second?

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This isn't what I was referring to when I said it depends.

Unless you are very late in the game and tied(and sometimes down by 1), it is nearly always a horrible play sac bunting.

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I disagree. Maybe the best way of framing the question is - In which situation are you more likely to score?

I think you are more likely to score from second with no outs, so even in the bottom of the ninth, down by one, bunting is a generally bad play.