ANAHEIM 3RD: D Eckstein bunt grounded out to third. From Wordnik.com. [American League - Major League Baseball - Anaheim vs. New York Yankees] Reference
"The bunt is what I do, that's what I'm good at," Womack said. From Wordnik.com. [National League Major League Baseball - San Francisco vs. Arizona] Reference
This was called a bunt, and a strong collective effort. From Wordnik.com. [The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties] Reference
Prado said the bunt was a smart play, going for the tie at home. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
Utley said he occasionally sees a shift like the Tampa Bay Rays played and felt with a man on first the bunt was a good play. From Wordnik.com. [Phillies rested, not rusty, after layoff] Reference
These spores are found when matured in masses occupying the place of the wheat kernels, and these masses are called bunt-balls. From Wordnik.com. [Wheat Growing in Australia] Reference
Part of the increased value of not bunting comes from it being easier to get a hit in when the bunt is a credible threat to the infield. From Wordnik.com. [Question fo the Day: A Rod or Pujols? « Lean Left] Reference
The bunt sign is the third base coach yelling "bunt"!!. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Levine: Hey Now, You're an All-Star] Reference
R Franklin bunt popped out foul to catcher. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Interrupting a table conversation is as bad as missing a "bunt" sign. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
I remember one promising calf that I taught to "bunt" like a William goat. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1.] Reference
"Their bunt was a big play for them, and Desmond's bunt was a big play for us. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Baseball] Reference
"bunt," usually a sacrificial effort; in cricket there are scores of strokes, before the wicket, behind it, and at every angle to it. From Wordnik.com. [Roving East and Roving West] Reference
The bunt is a part of his skillset. From Wordnik.com. [Lookout Landing] Reference
The American people wanted a home run, not a bunt. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Redford: It's the Opportunity, Stupid!] Reference
Paying that is like letting a bunt go through your legs. From Wordnik.com. [Can't Anyone Here Play This Game?] Reference
Loosen the bunt of the mizzen-trysail and haul at the clew. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
He moved to third when Omar Infante dropped a sacrifice bunt. From Wordnik.com. [Justin Maxwell's grand slam lifts Washington Nationals to series win over Atlanta Braves] Reference
Compared with last week's grand slam, though, that's a bunt single. From Wordnik.com. [Horsehide Hysteria] Reference
He returned to the dugout and got manager Joe McCarthy's permission to bunt. From Wordnik.com. [The Season Of '41] Reference
Since the brawl, Morgan is 11 for 37 with three walks, two doubles and a sacrifice bunt. From Wordnik.com. [Nyjer Morgan back in lineup as Nationals wait for ruling] Reference
The difference between a successfully executed sacrifice bunt and a failed one is marginal at best. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Ma: Why Bobby Valentine Should Stick to Sandwiches] Reference
Stone took in the situation and also did the unexpected, dropping another bunt in front of the pan. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
The tragedy in all this is that Obama could have been swinging for the fences instead of trying to bunt. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Talk] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And the bunt and -- and the filling rose up in flames, and all the raisins turned into demons. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2004] Reference
Mr. Hartman said we might, but just when we got our pails 'most full, that old thing had to come along and bunt at us. From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
But this situation is an extreme and in most cases the successful bunt only adds about 0.2 runs over the unsuccessful bunt. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Ma: Why Bobby Valentine Should Stick to Sandwiches] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And once it felt like someone shoved a bunt cake ring down over my head, and the bunt -- right, honey?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2004] Reference
Grant, following, took his cue from Eliot and signalled Crane that he would bunt, on which sacrifice the lanky fellow was to take third. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
In the third, Desmond laid down a bunt pitcher Kyle Lohse fielded but made an off-target throw to first that got away from Albert Pujols. From Wordnik.com. [Two unusual calls don't faze Nationals] Reference
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