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Originally posted by mcrowder
Pete, there was NEVER a time where we rung up a strike on a batter for thinking he had been given ball four and taking a step or two toward first base before we said, "STRIKE!". Never ever. Why would you say that?
McRowder: Perhaps your state did not adopt all FED rulings and you need to do research before responding.
There was a FED case play on EXACTLY the aforementioned issue. It didin't matter what the batter thought. B1 has to give the umpire a chance to make the call and in the OLD rule, if he left the box because he thought it was ball 4 (that was not one of the exceptions) the umpire COULD call a strike in accordance with the way the OLD rule was written.
I am NOT saying I would call it but simply pointed out that until FED changed it's stance and issued an addendum to the rule by stating that "AND the batter Delays the Game (That language was absent in the old rule)" an umpire was within his/her rights to call a strike in the aforementioned scenario. That's one of the reasons why FED changed it's ruling.
Before making statements as you did, PLEASE research the topic.
Pete Booth
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