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Originally Posted by topper
Where does this mentality stop? Should umpires be instructed to call a swing at any movement of the bat by the batter?
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Or in the case of the NCAA and NFHS an automatic strike for no movement of the bat.
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How about having them consider the ball beating a runner to a base on a tag play as all that's necessary for an out? After all, two moving items right?
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Or just ruling INT anytime a retired runner is hit with a throw toward a base in an attempt to play on another runner even if there is no chance of getting an out.
Let's see, did the ball hit the retired runner or did the retired runner hit the ball? Hmmmm....
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I'd prefer the interpretation of rules and the concepts of officiating not be dumbed down to the least common denominator.
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Yeah, I can see how we wouldn't want the umpire to have to determine if the batter actually tried to contact the ball with the bat or if the runner actually did commit an act of interference.