crazy strikeout

[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.

[CT1]

No attempt to hit the ball = no swing in my judgment. However, todd66's comment about grading is a valid point.

[bsaucer]

Originally Posted by CT1

No attempt to hit the ball = no swing in my judgment. However, todd66's comment about grading is a valid point.

I've seen batters swing at wild-pitch third strikes and run to first. It's obvious he missed on purpose so he can run to first. But it's still a strike.

[MT 73]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

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.

So you agree that he did not attempt to strike at the pitch...

[Welpe]

I'm not even thinking of calling that anything other than a strike. Doing otherwise is trying too hard to be a rule book pioneer.

What's the expected call when a pitch is thrown and the bat is swung? A strike. Stick with that.