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Old Tue Mar 15, 2005, 02:15am
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Originally posted by DG
Quote:
Originally posted by vhs68
Let me try at clearing this up. The only thing different about a pitch that hits the ground before getting to the plate is that it "cannot be a called strike". Everything else that could happen on a pitch is still in effect.

jl
Nice try, but if the batter swings at a pitch that hits the ground it can be called a strike.
I think he meant a CALLED STRIKE. If the batter offers and misses, that's a SWINGING STRIKE.
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