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Old Fri Oct 01, 2004, 10:56am
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The coach is right. A ball that hits the dirt is no longer "in flight". The rule is NOT a "dropped" third strike, it is an "uncaught" third strike, and the ball that hit the ground cannot be caught for the out.

ALL strikes are called by the umpire, even the swinging ones. In the words of the late Bill Klem, "It ain't nothing 'til I call it."
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