I was driving around today after taking the dogs down to the local reservoir for a walk when a disgruntled Dodgers fan called in to MLB Radio. His complaint: Dave Roberts doesn't utilize the sacrifice bunt enough.
As the hosts pointed out, the Dodgers are actually fourth in the majors in sacrifice bunts -- although with just 39 entering Wednesday's game, that's a far cry from the 103 that Walter Alston had the team execute in 1965 or the 95 under Tommy Lasorda in 1988.
Both of those Dodgers teams won the World Series, but the point here is that the game has changed.