The bunt thread

[swarmee]

Warning! Do not put your fingers on the exposed side of the bat! This is not one of the best pictures ever on how to bunt... ;-)

[Kawika]

One or two of these, Hornsby for instance, may or may not qualify as bunt poses, and no one knows what the hell Leard is doing.

[brianp-beme]

A virtual bunter's paradise has been posted...keep them coming.

I especially like the 1939 W711 of Frey...I didn't remember any post deadball/pre-WW2 cards that showed bunters. And I have this card. Thanks David.

I don't think anyone has ever figured out what is going on with Leard, but I am pretty sure I have run into a few striking this pose on a crowded subway train before.

And this thread has inspired me to change my avatar...sometimes bunting is the best way to protect the one you love.

Brian

[Leon]

Meusel is about to bunt as there is no humanly way that stance is going to be a full swing!!

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Kawika

David,

Is that an original Victoria uniform? Fun card! You got the pose great.

[bn2cardz]

This made me curious about the records, and found it interesting to see the difference in the game over the years.

The current active leader for Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts) is Elvis Andrus with 100, with the second place being Clayton Kershaw with 89. Yet this only ranks them 395 and 488 all time respectively.

The leader is Eddie Collins with 512 a record that may never be broken as the second place is Jake Daubert with 392. So Eddie Collins has more of a lead over second place than any current player has over their entire career (120 vs 100).

https://www.baseball-reference.com/l...H_career.shtml

[RUKen]

George Van Haltren, New York Giants, 1901
Photo by Henry Van der Weyde

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by edjs

David, Is that an original Victoria uniform? Fun card! You got the pose great.

Thanks, Ed. Not original, Ebbets Field Flannels replica cap and jersey. One or another of my card collecting buddies, I forget whom because of my CRS, mocked up the digital card.

Hat tip to the OP for a very cool thread.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Thanks, Ed. Not original, Ebbets Field Flannels replica cap and jersey. One or another of my card collecting buddies, I forget whom because of my CRS, mocked up the digital card.

Hat tip to the OP for a very cool thread.

..we loved you in all those Monty Python sketches..... " Ministry Of Silly Walks "...classic !!
..

[ValKehl]

David, here's more of Linus for ya:

[tjb1952tjb]

Pee Wee and Scooter............

[insidethewrapper]

Here's Crawford bunting :

[brianp-beme]

Here is an E220 National Caramel of George Paskart bunting like a virtual madman.

Brian

[Leon]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Here is an E220 National Caramel of George Paskart bunting like a virtual madman.

Brian

I wonder how many times he got his fingers smashed?

[sac_bunt]

In todays game... the only time bunting seems to matter is in the playoffs and most of the players asked to bunt have no idea how to execute.

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Warning! Do not put your fingers on the exposed side of the bat! This is not one of the best pictures ever on how to bunt... ;-)

Here's another photo of Fielder Jones of the Chicago White Stockingsin a bunting stance with his fingers exposed, from the Chicago Daily News collection in 1902:

[RUKen]

Dave Fultz and Willie Keeler, New York Highlanders, 1904

[brianp-beme]

Cool photos!

Brian

[brianp-beme]

If this is a bunting stance, it certainly is a dangerous one.

Brian