Bunt broke the minor league without a batter

In the unwritten rules of baseball, there is one that never seems to have a good answer: can you fight to break a non-hitter? On the one hand, you can understand the pitcher's feeling. He tries to engrave his name in the annals of the history of baseball. He spent the whole day negotiating and nobody managed to make a solid contact with a swing all day. A caress, a little squeak in front of the plate, is a kind of policeman.

On the other, a decay is a tube. It's just as legitimate as any other hit. And if a team tries to win the match, would not you like it to go up on the base anyway?

Well, this question has gone from a philosophical debate to a very concrete debate on Wednesday night. In the ninth round of the Hartford Yard Goats-Trenton Thunder Double-A match, the Yard Goats were working on a combined non-combined. The starting pitcher, Rico Garcia, started six runs, while substitutes Jordan Foley and Logan Cozart brought Ben Bowden closer to the ninth.

Matt Lipka, of Trenton, intervened.

Now his options were: Swing for a shot, or … Bunt for a shot. Lipka chose caries. He returned to Bowden, giving the pitcher a chance to keep the non-batter intact. He tried the glove and failed.

Here is the decay that broke the @GoYardGoats non-hit bid in the 9th. What about Rico Garcia, the starter of Hartford? ? https://t.co/JKJTmZDBEb pic.twitter.com/24r6ZHwEj4

– Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 5, 2019

It would be the only hit recorded by the thunder that night. So when the game was over, there were words traded on the field.

Consequences of close combat at the end of the @GoYardGoats and @TrentonThunder play at Dunkin 'Donuts Park. Win 3-0 for Goats only allowing one team shot. #NoGoatsNoGlory #Pride #NBCCT @NBCConnecticut @GLucivero pic.twitter.com/N1QL5XUWFo

– Paul Ross (@RealPaulRoss) June 5, 2019

But should there have been an argument? Does this violate an unwritten rule? Or is Bunting good for breaking the non-hitter?

Here are some things to consider:

There were four pitchers used by Yard Goats. Is it okay to break a no-no combined with a caress, but not if a single pitcher is trying to make his mark on the story?

The match was tight – only three runs separated the two. This meant that the Thunder was at hand and needed basic pitchers.

Personally, unless the Yard Goats have decided to pack it for the day and get up around 3 pm, then I say it's all right. A caries is a success, just like the others. If they are not able to play with decay and throw the runner on the outside, it's not that different than if a simple bloop fell over the head of the athlete. # 39; shortstop. But what do you say?