Hey, Ross... What did you think of Mike Scioscia calling for a suicide squeeze bunt in the ninth inning of game 4 of the ALDS with the go-ahead run at third and one out in a 2-2 tie? Jim Collins Monrovia, Ca. —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — -

Ross:

I told my wife when the Angels got the leadoff double, Jim, that Mike would bunt the runner to third base and might very well try to squeeze the go-ahead run home.  Scioscia played in the National League and likes that style of baseball. I thought it was a good call with the count 2 and 0. Erick Aybar missed the bunt and the runner was out. What I didn't like was the way some baseball writers slanted their stories, and manipulated a poll of fans to try and make Mike look foolish.  Newspaper sports sections ran only negative reactions in their "Letters to the Editor" column. If Aybar gets the bunt down and the Angels win the game, all these second guessers are praising Scioscia for a gutsy, brilliant call. It doesn't take any courage to pop off after the outcome is known.