If you're ruling a foul tip, batter out, how do you reconcile this:
Ball bounces, batter swings and misses, catcher "catches" it - the batter can try to run for first.
Ball bounces, batter barely hits it, catcher "catches" it - the batter cannot try for first.
The logic doesn't sit well. The batter is allowed to try for first because he failed to hit the ball? Seems backward.
|