Sunday, February 24, 2008

Why Can't Jose Lopez Bunt?



This video coming from Geoff Baker's blog over at the Seattle Times gives a look at some of the work by Jose Lopez in spring training. Lopez struggled in the second half of last season and many have blamed it on a lack of focus due to the death of his brother. I can remember at least two different occasions (there were probably more) last season when Lopez was unable to get down a sacrifice bunt when he was asked to do so. From this video it appears as though Lopez is still struggling and needs even more work. You can even hear him saying "my bad" over and over again in the clip. A major leaguer not being able to get down a bunt is something that has always frustrated me, right up there with NBA players shooting free throws poorly. There are always exceptions, such as big men and power hitters, but a guy like Lopez needs to be able to put down a bunt when his team needs it. At least now we have the answer to the inevitable question, "Come on, don't they work on these things in spring training?"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Maybe the coach should tell him how to bunt. And then make him run laps if he doesn't do it right.