It took me years to figure out what JohnSterling was talking about when he dubbed someone a “Punch and Judy hitter”.  It means a hack swinging wildly at any pitch, but could have denoted any Yankee trying to bunt (or, pretty much, steal) Jeter, Master of the Universe as he is, uses this too cute by half measure, very rarely to any effect.  If you are on a team with the most HRs in the Majors, why the $%%^ does anyone BUNT?
As for AJ, game 5 he may surprisingly hit a ball
Leave ARod alone, indeed, or live to regret your transgressions, thanks Craif for taking up a cause I find abundantly clear.
Still Yankees in five, except an El Duque heir shows up, and you know Joe Einstein.

As a big B-52s fan, I am equally surprised that Fred Schneider ever dines alone.

Since he’s such a fragile guy who is being unfairly critized by Derek Jeter, I’m going to defend Derek Jeter.

The odd part is that a buddy and I actually had a general conversation about bunting with 2 strikes during the season.

1. Once you’re down 0-2, your chances of getting a hit are around 10%-15%
2. You have the element of surprise, making your chances of actually beating out a bunt a little higher
3. Jeter grounds into a lot of double plays which is exacerbated by having to widen his strike zone with 2 strikes.

Ok, with that said, when it happened I actually muttered “What the $&%# are you doing bunting with 2 strikes.”  I think common sense in the face of a little logic came through in the clutch.

I concur, Jack, Harry Moskowitz notwithstanding.

@Jack - You are right about the definition of “punch and judy hitter” <checks to see if world still spinning> Now, then… Who says we can’t be frenemies?

I want to apologize to everyone here and Wily Mo Pena for the typos in my last post. In my defense, I was in the process of having a stroke.

And I have the inscription right here, in my copy of “Tom Sawyer”: “No man is a failure who has frienemies.” So true. So true.