Let's hope Dusty learned a valuable lesson there. A manager's job is to have his player do what they do best. Clutch hitting is EE's forte, not bunting. If it were Ryan Freel or Norris Hopper I might have them bunting but in that situation it was ridiculous to bunt EE. When behind by two runs I don't like the idea of giving away precious outs anyway. Dusty got lucky here.
I did like the approach of Adam Dunn in the 9th. He worked the pitcher and then just tried to get on base. Adam Dunn detractors have been calling for this from him for years.