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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
How can his foot be on home plate and in the box at the same time? Part of his foot on the plate, and part in the box?? my understanding is that a hitter can't touch home plate and make contact with the ball with his bat while in the act of swinging...tough to call unless it's staring you in the face...
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A batter's foot can very easily be still legally in the box and make contact with homeplate. The distance from the edge of the box to the edge of the plate is 6" . Consider that most shaving age players have a foot longer than 6" and that the lines of the box are considered to be within the box. Now consider that in order to call a batter out for making contact with the ball outside of the box the foot has to be on the ground completely out of the box and you should see how this is possible.
Tim.