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The Phillies Should Fire Ryne Sandberg But Not Because of the Bunts

It seems that every game, Ryne Sandberg calls for (at least) one questionable bunt that, due to a combination of poor percentage-playing and horrific execution, costs the Phillies a chance to score a rare run.

Last night, that moment came in the 8th inning, when Cody Asche came up to the plate with one out and runners on the corners in a game tied at zero. Never mind that Asche has been one of the Phillies' best hitters in the early-going with a 139 OPS+, this situation somehow demanded a bunt. It's unclear what the goal of that bunt was.