Guardian Manager addresses media after Reds break up perfect game with a bunt
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As the Cleveland Guardian entered the 7th inning for a chance at MLB history, the perfect game was broken up by perfectly placed bunt, and manager Stephen Vogt was not too pleased.
The Guardians had a 2-0 lead heading into the 7th inning, when it looked like everything was going their way but an unspoken unwritten rule was sport of broken when TJ Friedl's decided to lay down a bunt, and of course, he was ruled safe to break up the perfect game.
The Guardians perfect game got broken up by a bunt single
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt spoke to the media after the game and it seemed that he did not care as much as you would think as the team still managed to win the game 5-2.
When asked about bunt, he acknowledged the reality of the situation:
«Yeah there's a perfect game on the line, but they're trying to win the gamethere's going to be people all over the spectrum on whether that's okay or whether it's not, but that's a good baseball play. Can't knock [Friedl] for trying to get something going»
When the media asked T.J Friedl about why he decided to lay down a bunt , this is what he had to say:
«That's what I do, there's no surprise,» Friedl said. «I've gotten a lot of bunt hits off left-handed pitchers, and I'm playing the ballgame. It was a 2-0 game, and they had a perfect game.»
At the end of the day, you can't really be upset that Friedl decided to bunt the ball, it is a baseball play and if you are unhappy about it, you should be unhappy about a home run too. It seems the only people upset about it are fans, players on the guardians and even the manager wasn't too bothered.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Guardians Manager Keeps Level Head After Bunt Breaks Up Perfect Game
Guardians Manager Keeps Level Head After Bunt Breaks Up Perfect Game
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