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					Originally Posted by kylejt
					
				 
				The word "offer" keeps popping up. Anyone care to offer a definition of that term?  
  
I've been taught this simple phrase "did he attempt to strike at the pitched ball?" 
  
Using the plate as a gauge doesn't seem logical. The batters size, position in the box, and length of bat shouldn't have any say in this determination. 
			
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 The term "offer" means - did he attempt to strike at the pitched ball? It's just easier to say.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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