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Originally Posted by MikeStrybel
None. When calling a strike on a batter when he checks his swing the Fed wants you to consider whether he struck at the ball. In order to determine whether he did, you must consider the two things mentioned - did the barrel pass the front edge of the plate or his front hip? If so, call the strike.
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Since I promised there was one, at least in my opinion.
Situation. On a high, inside pitch, batter checks his swing (in the judgement of PU) and falls backwards to avoid the pitch. As he falls, the barrel of the bat passes in front of his hip and over the front edge of the plate.
I'm not a Fed umpire, so I don't know. Does their code require this be called a strike?