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Originally Posted by WestMichBlue
That is an interesting philosophy Irish, though I suspect neither of us have any scientific or historical data to support our beliefs. I see it the other way.
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That's why it's called an opinion
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A checked swing is a superior skill of a batter to react at the last instant to discontinue a swing already started because the pitch is not what the batter wants to hit.
Keep in mind that a 60mph pitch passes the batter 1/3 of a second after being released. Most batters are starting to uncoil with the release of the ball and are making decisions in that 1/3 second.
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Based on this analogy, wouldn't that mean that a majority of pitches are exactly what the batter wanted to hit, or the majority of the players lack the skill or reaction ability to check their swing? If not, would not every batter begin their swing on every pitch and then check up assuming they did not have a "take" signal?
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I find it interesting that many umpires want to place the fault on the players for things that don't go right in a game. In this situation, the umpire, in his honest and best judgment called the pitch a ball. The batter heard that and stayed home.
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Since there are multiple scenarios in this thread, it would be nice to know of which one you are referring. Seems to me, I remember the coach screaming "run" somewhere along the way. That is not staying at home.
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Why can't we admit that it was the umpire's changing of the game situation that put the batter in jepordy? Isn't our primary function to keep a fair and equitable balance between the offense and the defense? Isn't that why we have the rule that Dakota quoted?
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No problem. If the batter demonstrated their masterful skill of being able to execute a check swing successfully, the BU wouldn't have called it a strike. So you now want it both ways. The batter fails to contact the ball on an actual swing and because the plate umpire didn't catch it, let's just stop the game.
What happens if the run scores on a wild throw to 1B and it is then determined it wasn't a swing. Are you going to unscore the run and put the player back on base? If not, then you cannot expect to save the batter from their self-inflicted misfortune. Cannot have it both ways.[/quote]