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Old Fri May 11, 2007, 06:30am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by njdevs00cup
Tim,

The kid bailed and took a chop swing (looked like a lumberjack splitting wood). Since the kid move straight back away from the plate and the swing was in the vicinity of the ball, I called it a strike. It was not a situation where the kid turned and brought the bat around with him. The swing, from my point of view, was to prevent the ball from hitting him, but with the intention of striking the ball.
I had it envisioned that he'd put the bat up in front of him as a sheild to protect himself.


Tim.
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