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Originally Posted by ozzy6900
Rule Myths
3. If the batter breaks his wrists when swinging, it’s a strike.
This could be one of the criterion in which you judge if he swung or not. The best statement you can make when asked about a check swing is that he attempted or did not attempt to swing at the pitch. Other criterion might be that the barrel of the bat goes past the middle of the batter’s body or not. One other criterion might be that the bat crossed the middle of the plate.
Most veterans do not use any physical point (wrists, bat, hips). We simply determine if the batter offered at the pitch. |
Thanks, Ozzy. This is great specific feedback.
Everybody keeps accusing us of copying and pasting material on the site...we wrote everything except these "Rule Myths."
This is something that can be found in several places on the internet, but with your help maybe we can have a version on our site that is actually accurate.
Thanks again for your feedback. (Edit) you actually took the time to help us out, and you did something that will be useful to rookie umps.