A New Rule to Write Down | Giants 13, Padres 2

In the late innings of a blowout, the only thing that really needs to happen is for the game to end as soon as possible.

The unwritten rules are silly—and that's about the nicest possible way to describe them. That didn't stop me from chuckling when Mauricio Dubón laid down a bunt in the sixth inning, with the Giants up nine in an eventual 13-2 win against the Padres. Regardless of the circumstances, the bunt *feels* like a strategic ploy to jumpstart a rally. To rev up the offense. To make something happen—anything. Leading by nine in the late innings? Well, the only thing that needs to happen is for the game to end as soon as possible. Mercy rule, anyone? Write it down.