1. I was actually f***ing with you/trolling, pulling your strings whatever.. Wait, that would make you the Muppet.. Anyway, I was f***ing with you a bit. I agree bunting against a knuckleballer is problematic.
2. You are right though, I do believe in some of that. So let's break that down.. We had 6 outs left in a game we are down 1-0 on the road in the 8th inning. If we do not score that inning, it is Closer time and one of the best if not the best closer in the game.. So, while you do have 6 outs, what are your chances going to be like for 3 of them?? I would take my chances with a bird in the hand instead of hoping for more later in the bush..
3. If you can get a runner on 3b with a knuckleballer, it puts a hell of a lot of pressure on him and the catcher.. We increase our chances to score on a passed ball, wild pitch etc. Just like late inning relief guys who have wicked curve balls, but sometimes, they cause issues with runner on 3rd.
4. I don't like a hitter like Pillar, he went through spurts and goes though spurts were he swings at s*** in the on deck circle and Ks too much. In this case, I understood why they PH for Davis. It was a Knuckelballer that Davis had probably never seen one and Pillar had a good record against. If it were a normal pitcher I would have left Davis in there.. But that is me...
So, while I was not adamant to bunt in that situation. You never said it was f***ing stupid because of a Knuckleballer. You wrote any one advocating a bunt is f***ing stupid because we have 6 outs left and you don't give up an out. On that alone, I don't agree and certainly don't think anyone is f***ing stupid for not agreeing. Did you forget the Red Sox have Kimbrel..?