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Originally Posted by blueump
No attempt pull the bat back needed. Sounds as if the pitch was in the batter's box, no where near the plate.
For it to be a strike (call this oversimplification) the batter has to "make an attempt" to hit the ball. No attempt to hit the ball here, no strike.
Good call by the BLUE!
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I'm a little lost. If the ball had been outside, in the other batters box, that is nowhere near the plate either, but if he stands there with the bat stuck out would that be a strike? On a swing, it has to do with whether the bat crossed the plate, as opposed to if the batter "broke his wrists" as many will argue, correct? So, part of my question was, does the bat crossing the plate on the bunt attempt have significance, (I think not) and does it have to be fully retracted, or just on the way back, (obviously not attempting to hit the ball then) or what?