It's like deja vu all over again.
Why are people trying to make this difficult. The OP is legal, and the first time through the zone with the bat, a long time before the ball is even there, is nothing. The superfluous (and non-analogous) situation posited TWICE now is completely different, and of course it's a strike when they do that.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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