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Old Sat Apr 03, 2004, 12:32pm
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Re: Delema

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Originally posted by Hugo Tafurst2
The other side (yours I think) says that because the ball stuck the ground before the batter swung, it cannot be a caught third strike..
That, too makes some sense.
But, if you are going to say that it is strike 3 UNcaught, then by rule you have to call it a foul ball!! Don't you?
debauchery or not, that's a good point. A "clean" pitch struck in a manner that could be a foul tip which the catcher misses is a foul ball. Book checking time!

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Originally posted by Hugo Tafurst2
Besides that, right or wrong, it LOOKS like a caught foul-tip. From a game management point of view, I feel more confident selling that call (that by hitting the ball, he change it's status (to a batted ball, which can be caught for a Foul Tip)
Although I agree with the call, I prefer to get it right and let my better knowledge and explanation provide my game management, rather than having everyone standing around saying "What the ...?"
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