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Originally Posted by hawk65
For those who are arguing that the first swing should not be counted because the batter wasn't swinging "AT" a pitched ball or because it could be considered "bat waggling," how would you call this if the batter only completed the first half of this OP - she swung after the pitch was released but clearly way before the ball got to the plate area and didn't continue the second swing through the strike zone but just stood there and watched the pitch go by? Wouldn't you call that a strike? And if you would call that a strike, why wouldn't you call it a strike in the OP?
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No, if a batter let the bat go through the strike zone this far before the pitch got there, I would not rule a strike. Why would you - they didn't try to hit the ball - in fact, if they didn't do the 2nd half, this would look EXACTLY like simple bat waggling.