Where Is the Wheel Play?

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 Where Is the Wheel Play?
Hey Willie, where is the wheel? We’re not talking wagon wheel nor Big Wheels nor Stealer’s Wheel . Rather, we’re talking about the “wheel play” — an aggressive defensive maneuver against the sacrifice bunt. Willie Randolph uses one defensive strategy and one only against the bunt with a man on second — the standard. In this standard or ... [link]

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Published 4/7/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish wonders why Willie Randolph refuses to use the Wheel Play during a bunt situation. ...

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