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Old Mon Oct 23, 2006, 05:36pm
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Originally Posted by kylejt
The word "offer" keeps popping up. Anyone care to offer a definition of that term?

I've been taught this simple phrase "did he attempt to strike at the pitched ball?"

Using the plate as a gauge doesn't seem logical. The batters size, position in the box, and length of bat shouldn't have any say in this determination.
The term "offer" means - did he attempt to strike at the pitched ball? It's just easier to say.
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