Bullshit , they are playing to win, anything else is LGBTQ +

This is a useless discussion. There is no such rule against bunting. A player gets on any way he can. Subject closed.

A bunt is scored as a hit, without a special designation that it was non-swinging, last I knew. It's legit. I do think it's a different thing if it's the ninth inning and the game is out of reach. Then, the transparent purpose of the bunt is to break up the no-hitter rather than to win and that's just poor sportsmanship. Fans pay good money to see pro athletes show their skills. The idea that you should just be going through the motions at some point, for whatever reason, is offensive to the paying customers. Also, it was a good bunt, but the pitcher did not smoothly field it. That's on him. *** I found the sound quality to be just fine.

That is how the game is played in Cincinnati. Ask yourself what would Pete do? Friedel has many bunt hits.

A bunt is a legal play. Shut the eff up!

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No bunts don't work mostly anyway. We're trying to get runs. Shouldn't be big deal.

Who cares about a pitcher wanting a no hitter I'm gonna get on the best way I can to help my team win I'm not playing to help you win.

This is a classless punk ass world we live in . But it was the 7th not the 9th?

Why are crying about this? They are professional baseball players (mostly) let em play to win

I personally don't have a problem with bunting the ball to break up a no-hitter. Why should the hitter cater to the defense when they're the ones losing? I especially have no problem with it if it is a combined no-hitter, because no one really cares about those. A single pitcher with a no-hitter is a much bigger deal.

Only cry babies whine about unwritten rules. I don't care if the score is 30-0, go for the home run and grand slam, steal bases, etc. It's about team momentum, personal stats, and working hard every time

If they don't want you to bunt, bring the third baseman in on the grass. The older generation of people are more likely to be snowflakes than the younger generation of people. Throwing a 90+ mph pitch at another player because he celebrated a home run, or bunted, is the epitome of snowflake behavior.

I was at a minor league game where one of the guys on the home team tried to bunt in the 8th to break up the no-hitter. I didn't like it, because it was clearly a bunt attempt solely to try to break up the no-hitter. Yeah, if a bunt attempt in a situation is your best option to get on base, then, sure. But the question I would ask is, would you try a bunt in this situation if it were not a no-hitter? If it was a one-hitter at that point, would you try a bunt? If yes, then do it. If no, then you are just forcing it and I don't like it.

Seems like a great play. Clearly weren't expecting it. Unwritten rules are made to be broken. Sounds maybe not quite a good but perfectly acceptable.

Down by only 2, 7th inning not the 9th, bunt bunt bunt.

No problem with this bunt. If a team is seeking to upset a player trying to achieve a special goal and it's motivated against the individual and not the opposing team, That's poor sportsmanship. The goal from start to finish should be to win the game, anything that falls under that umbrella is on the table. Personal vendettas are not.

Tough tooters. No different than if he had hit a chopper that couldn't be fielded in time. Also, no crying in baseball, so man up.

If you are down by more than 4 last couple of innings don't bunt if there is only one pitcher involved

Baseball has too many dumb unwritten "rules" that honestly need to be buried. A personal (or in this case multi-person) accomplishment like a no hitter needs to be earned and it should never take importance over the team winning the game.

I thought the object of the game was to get on base and get to home plate to score runs.

Sees runner face...... no further questions...... #GetOnGab

It's not a single pitcher so not a true no hitter in my opinion. Who cares

Wahhhhh. Field the bunt and preserve the no hitter.. baseball players are softer than the NBA players now a days. Total losers

Object of the game is to win.

A bunt is a hit that gets a base runner which could result in a run; and if a team can't even defend a bunt, that's what's truly lame and they don't deserve a no-hitter

“Hello!? You play to win the game…”

Just strike out on purpose keep other team happy

The turn is what matters here. Once hands matched height of the pitch he just turns after a back turn hip that coils.

The audio from your Iphone has too much of an echo.

If you're losing and its a blowout kinda score, bunting would be a dick move. If you get thrown at for doing that, then you get what you get. If it's a close game though, bunting is a good move.

The phone's mic probably is improved, but all the ambient noise in the room hasn't changed. Generally speaking, the closer you can be to the mic, the better.

The phone mic lacks the bass sound of earlier videos. It's OK, but pro audio is better. I think a batter can bunt if he wants to, no matter the circumstance. It's like the football argument of running up the score. If you don't like it, stop me.

No problem whatsoever. particularly in this "home run or nothing" era.

I've said it million times. People are NOT gonna like robo-umps. Today's young umpires are EXCELLENT. But, you'd never know - the average fan bitches about nearly every pitch. Start by getting rid of the stupid 'box' on the TV.

It’s only the 7th inning not even close to a no hitter yet AND they were very close in score. I could see if it was the 9th and you were down 4-5 runs. To your point about comebacks, if a team is going to make a BIG comeback they’re not doing it by bunting.

If it's the bottom of the 9th with two outs, it's a garbage move. Trailing 2-0 in the 7th? That should be fine.

A big part of Friedl's game is getting on base any way he can and he bunts a lot for base hits. To say that a team should change the way they play to make it easier for another team to get a no-hitter is mindless. When he came up to bat it was not at all about being no-hit, it was about getting on base at a time when the Reds were only down by two runs. If the Indians were not expecting this it's on them, not on Friedl for not giving up on trying to win the game.

At what point can the question be asked, “Did you really earn a no-hitter?”

Boomers and Millennials also had the old school thight like matt.

If bunting improves the likelihood of a hit, why not bunt every at bat?

F those unwritten rules. Bunt when you want, swing away on 3-0 and 3-1 counts.

You play to win ..need runners on base.

Kinda tinney, but the sound was acceptable.

I would bunt against my momma if she had a no hitter so I could get on base.

"You play to win the game" Herm Edwards

Since I have never been a ball player, I didn't know about that unwritten rule. That being said, a no-hitter, big deal. Now, if it's a perfect game and you're down 5 runs with less than 2 outs in the 9th, yeah, then bunting may look like a bad move just to mess that up. Otherwise, all is fair in love and war. Tell these guys to grow a pair. As for the audio quality, no issues. I also like that you don't add any music to your dialogue track.

Waaaaaaa get him out

You lost me at iPhone

They still needed 9 outs… it was a close game, a dude who gets a lot of bunt hits. This is a non-issue