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Originally posted by GarthB
Quote:
Originally posted by NFump
"Guy goes down like he's been shot, and I call a dead ball strike on the offer."
Hmmm...sounds like he judged that the batter offered at the pitch or didn't somebody notice that?
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Read the whole reference instead of cherry picking:
" Unfortunately, he never pulled the bat back. Guy goes down like he's been shot, and I call a dead ball strike on the offer.""
The inference appears to that not pulling the bat back is being equated with an "offer", which is untrue.
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No one "cherry picked" anything. I put down what was pertinent and nothing more. The inference is yours and whoever else said he doesn't know the rules. He (the umpire behind the plate) called the pitch a strike because the batter (in his judgement) offered. Whether he judged that because the bat was not pulled back or because he thought the batter actually offered does not matter, it is his judgement, not yours or mine or anyone else's, that matters. This is the same for any "checked swing", unless the umpire asks (if he ruled ball) then his judgement stands.