Fri May 24, 2002, 04:36pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Quote:
Originally posted by Dakota
While commonly called the dropped third strike rule, the wording of the actual rule (ASA 8-1-B) says "THE BATTER BECOMES A BATTER-RUNNER. When the catcher fails to catch the third strike before the ball touches the ground....
So, more correctly, it is an uncaught third strike.
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Good point, Dakota. 
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