Thread: Slow pitch, half swing
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Old Wed Jul 13, 2011, 12:30am
DeputyUICHousto DeputyUICHousto is offline
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No offense Steve...but
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
Really?? So every checked swing which makes contact with the ball is a bunt??

Definition: A pitched (sic, should be batted) ball that is INTENTIONALLY tapped with the bat, slowly, WITHIN THE INFIELD.

OP has batter popping up to shallow right field. How can that be classified as a bunt, no matter what the batter did to get it there??
I don't think I remember ever seeing a check swing in 23 years of slow pitch umpiring. Not saying its never happened just saying I don't remember one.
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