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I believe I said that if the batter had at least started an attemt at the ball, and that in my judgement, if he did not convince my judgement that he had apropiately stopped that attempt, that I would call a strike, pretty much regardless of location. No different than a swing that is way early / late /high /low.
If a batter puts his bat at the top of the strike zone, and the ball is 1 inch above the strike zone, and the batter does not move the bat up to meet the ball, is it a ball or a strike? What about if it is 2 inches above the strike zone / bat? And maybe 3 inches? Where do we stop? Umpires judgement. If the bat is anywhere close to the ball (1", 2", 3" yes. 1 foot, probably not, 2 feet, no), with or without motion, I normally judge that this batter is trying to bunt this ball.
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