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Real quick note ... Dewan (not James) remarked that the LEAGUE stats on BABIP are not down (much) because --- > left hand ground balls are a tiny fraction of all outcomes.
For sure there are LHB's who get crushed by the shift. LoMo seems like the worst person in the world to attempt to line the ball THROUGH the shift; it there's one guy who needs to learn the punch-bunt it would be him (or Smoak).
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Sweet to see Ackley bunt, wasn't it? That guy, with his wheels, it should be like shifting Ichiro. Just bop it hard enough to roll by the pitcher.