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082E2F382E3E4D0 wrote: is Gift a good bunter?


You want to squeeze with the bases loaded? Gift almost had one fall in.

It was ugly, but I'll take it.

Gotta love that Jaso guy!

Jaso ties it, Jaso wins it.



Raise it.

Jaso - 1st star if this game!

2324323A3423646811363C30383D7F323E3C510 wrote: Jaso - 1st star if this game!


First hit off a lefty all season.

58535B575253480D0B7C455D545353125F533C0 wrote: is Gift a good bunter?


You want to squeeze with the bases loaded?  Gift almost had one fall in.


glad he almost had one fall in, I was thinking more of avoiding the dp depending on how infield was playing. If everybody is in then you need to hit away. Glad jaso came through.

The guy with the best hair in baseball wins it for the Bucs!

He's been rediculed a lot on this board; but tonight he is the star

775150475141320 wrote: is Gift a good bunter?


You want to squeeze with the bases loaded?  Gift almost had one fall in.


glad he almost had one fall in, I was thinking more of avoiding the dp depending on how infield was playing. If everybody is in then you need to hit away. Glad jaso came through.


You should never bunt, even a squeeze, with the bases loaded. It's a force out.

I think Jaso fell victim to what frustrated me so much about the Pirates before recent years, being used in the wrong role. Decent bench guys were being used as starters until the playoff years. And it's happening again now.



Occasional starter, pinch hitter, that's what Jaso should be. And in that role, he's adequate. Yes, he had a horrible start this year, but he's not that bad. He's a decent OBP guy, who doesn't have the power or glove to play a corner position every day. It's really not his fault that he was being run out as the starting right fielder.