Bunting a runner to third

I saw this last night on ESPN:

NY YANKEES 1ST
-Top of the 1st inning
-K Lofton doubled to center.
-D Jeter sacrificed to pitcher, K Lofton to third.
-G Sheffield singled to center, K Lofton scored.
-A Rodriguez reached on infield single to third, G Sheffield to second.
-J Posada hit by pitch, G Sheffield to third, A Rodriguez to second.
-H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to center, G Sheffield scored.
-B Williams flied out to left.

Jeter gives away an out to move a runner in scoring position to third base. The ESPN analysts praise him for it and start to talk about "productive outs" and the wisdom of getting an early lead. No one mentions that Lofton would have scored from second on Sheffield's single.

Jack Wilson did this exact same thing on a Wednesday in late June::

PITTSBURGH 1ST
-Bottom of the 1st inning
-J Kendall hit a ground rule double to deep right.
-J Wilson sacrificed to pitcher, J Kendall to third.
-R Mackowiak singled to right, J Kendall scored.
-C Wilson popped out to third.
-J Bay reached on infield single to third, R Mackowiak to second.
-R Simon walked, R Mackowiak to third, J Bay to second.
-T Redman singled to right, R Mackowiak and J Bay scored, R Simon tagged out at third.

Mac came out and let everyone know that he didn't order the bunt, that it was all Jack Wilson, and we all agreed it was a boneheaded play and an example of the way Jack needs more work on some parts of his game.

The Pirates are often abused for their smallball tendencies by half-interested and half-informed writers who mainly devote themselves to more fashionable teams. So let's get this scenario straight. Even though Jeter did it and was praised for it on baseball's biggest stage, that was nonsense and Jeter was a bonehead for dropping down that bunt. Right?