Bunt question

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by danvers
2.00 Bunt: "a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met.. ."

2.00 Strike (a): "is struck at by the batter and is missed."

A bunt is, by definition, "not swung at," and a strike, within the limits of 2.00 (a), "is struck at." The overt act of bunting, then, can not be an act of striking or swinging, so it has to be a matter of placing. Subsequently, if the batter places the bat in a location where it can (with proper incantation and alignment of planets) meet the ball, I consider that an overt act. If there's not a second overt act of removing the bat from the area of placement, I consider it a deliberate attempt to meet the pitch.

~~Dan

Apparently, then, you allow a batter to "undo a swing?"

If not, then the first movement (just turning and placing the bat in the strike zone) can't (in general) be an attempt.

The FED has specific language that just turning into a bunting position is not an attempt. The rule is the same at all levels.