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Old Fri May 23, 2008, 06:31pm
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So what if the ball somehow ends up being a fair ball?
Vigorously point to fair territory.

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Old Thu May 29, 2008, 04:32pm
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So what if the ball somehow ends up being a fair ball?
Thats a live ball and have seen it happen. The defense usually catches on before the batter even stands up and batter gets thrown out at first.
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Old Fri May 23, 2008, 12:38pm
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I'm in agreement as to not call this but as devils advocate:

When the batter bailed he also had no intent on swinging. Yet when the ball hit the bat we all agree it's a foul.
In this situation why is intent ignored for one rule and applied for another?
I don't believe it is ignored, it is just not explained one way or the other in the rules. I believe it states that the batter is out if he hits the ball while (depending on the code) standing out of the box. Therefore intent seems to be a reasonable method to resolve that which is not interpreted for us.

In the case of a foul ball, it pretty black and white. Did it hit the bat or not?
Intent means nothing here.
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Old Tue May 27, 2008, 12:17pm
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I don't believe it is ignored, it is just not explained one way or the other in the rules. I believe it states that the batter is out if he hits the ball while (depending on the code) standing out of the box. Therefore intent seems to be a reasonable method to resolve that which is not interpreted for us.

In the case of a foul ball, it pretty black and white. Did it hit the bat or not?
Intent means nothing here.
Just as where the batter on a fewer-than-2-strike count bails on a pitch 5 feet inside, yet it strikes the bat on the batter's shoulder and wala! he turned a sure ball into a strike. Stuff happens.
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