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Strike 3 or what?
I had something happen the other night that I have never seen.
2 strikes on the batter, next pitch is a curve coming inside and the batter ducks the pitch. As the ball comes over the batter, it nicks the bat and the catcher makes a clean catch. He didn't realize what happened and neither did anyone else. But, it got me to thinking...that was a foul tip and it should have been strike 3? But, I was thinking no since the batter made no effort to swing, but... Whats the call? |
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If the ball hits the bat, you play it like he swung it. Whatever happens happens. Swinging the bat has nothing to do with it. |
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Just think: If he ducked and the ball hit the bat and rolled in fair territory, its a batted ball right? If he ducked and popped the ball up and is caught, its a catch right? |
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Does a Captain Umpire count?:D
(Now we're outa order.... who's out and who's up next?) |
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foul tip, strike three, see ya
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WOW...:eek: |
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well schucks yall... guess I misread 6.05b...I could just swear it says...HE'S OUT:D |
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Oh....my....God. |
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Calls TIME I do. Then me and ol Smitty has a talk like, 'you see that tip'?
When he sez yep, then it's all over! |
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It is not a matter of misreading something (no matter what it is) when you make a statement that, "[A] foul tip cannot result in a strike three."
That is plainly a misunderstanding of what a "foul tip" is, by rule book definition. Most of the posters on this board apparently have recognized this, but your repeated replies about misreading something makes it obvious that you need to crack open your rule book to try to get a firm grasp as to what a "foul tip" is, and what a "foul ball" is. |
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