Your Delusional Bottom of the Ninth Sac Bunt/Dusty Baker-Related Post of the Week

The scariest thing about Adam Dunn attempting to sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the ninth with two runners on, only to hit a walk off home run, is that this is the second time the exact thing has happened under Dusty Baker's watch. And it's not so much scary because Dusty doesn't know what he's doing -- well, that is scary -- as it is terrifying that it is wholly possible Dusty might think bunt-bunt-bat could be the new way to go.

Dunn was told to try to advance the runners with a bunt, but fouled it off. He then latched onto a belt-high fastball, driving it deep into the seats in right field for his ninth homer.

'He actually is one of the best bunters on the team, believe it or not,' manager Dusty Baker said. 'We were trying to get the runners in scoring position, and he threw him a pitch he could hit. We're playing pretty good baseball now. Things are starting to go pretty good.'

I will go with "not" on the first one, Dusty. And I will counter with "He is also the best hitter of home runs on the team, believe it" in response. And "going pretty good" is Dusty-code for "backdooring wins despite myself". Regardless of outcome, there is absolutely zero reason why this set of events should have taken place.

It's not absurdly shocking, because nothing Dusty does is absurdly shocking. In fact, had he pinch hit Corey Patterson for Dunn, I might have been less surprised. Oh wait. Patterson already starts.

H/T: FJM