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Originally Posted by outathm
So, in PONY, if the bat is in the strike zone, it is a strike.  Sounds good to me. |
I must be the only one who thinks this is a "lazy man's" rule. IMO, a ball out of the strike zone is never a strike if the batter did not attempt to hit the ball or the ball did not hit the bat. IMO, there is no viable reason for this rule to exist in an environment using professional umpires.
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