crazy strikeout

[robbie]

Live action I highly doubt I call that a strike.
There was no attempt at the ball and it was a practice swing "after" the pitch....

[todd66]

Actually, he swings before the ball crosses the foul line so the pitch had not ended. The pitch did not end until the catcher picked it up. The batter could have run to first after the swing since it was technically a dropped third strike.

[robbie]

I understand all of that - I'm telling you what my judgement would have been live.

[todd66]

I agree that at the high school level, the best call would be a "ball". But, since this was a minor league game and these guys are graded on their performance and rule knowledge, Kuddos for making the correct call and not the easy call.

[Rich Ives]

It was a pitch. The batter swung. There is no "it's only a strike if the pitch is within x feet of the batter" rule.

[MT 73]

It is a judgement call and in my judgement he did not strike at the pitch.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by MT 73

It is a judgement call and in my judgement he did not strike at the pitch.

How far away from the batter is your demarcation point?

Can a batter claim they didn't mean to strike at a pitch? After all they know and you have to speculate.

Batter thought he was being funny. He swung on purpose. Call it.