He's No Weaver

From Roch Kubatko's Sun blog: "Manager Dave Trembley pulled Jon Tucker out of the group before the pre-workout stretch and commended him for bunting yesterday with the Orioles trailing. That’s the way the game is supposed to be played, Trembley said, before apologizing to Tucker for embarrassing him in front of the team." I assume that Jon Tucker is therefore an atrocious hitter, as bunting would otherwise not be the way the game is "supposed" to be played. It just happens to be the way the game is played. I don't have the play-by-play, but judging from the box score, it appears that the bunt occurred in with one out in 8th inning with the O's down by 2 runs. The next batter, Luis Terrero, struck out to end the inning. It's still better than Sammy Perlozzo bunting when down by 3 in the 6th. Stupid "small-ball". I can't believe O's managers forget there most famous predecessor, Earl Weaver. "Pitching, defense, and the three-run homer." And how do you hit three-run homers? By getting goes on base. And then hitting a homer. It just makes sense.