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Originally Posted by dash_riprock
No. It just means half-swing appeals will be made to the wing umpire regardless of the batter's handedness. It makes sense. I believe PBUC already uses this mechanic.
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I received a couple PMs about this. To answer them, the memo came from Tom Hiler via Rich Fetcheit. I provided it word for word for collegiate umpires here to see.
The wing umpire has a good angle to see if an attempt to strike the ball was made - from either box. It's not perfect but most of us can see if the barrel head passes the front hip of the batter from those places. Since that is the criteria for detemining a swing, it makes sense to eliminate the call from the umpire restricted to looking at it nearly head on.