Bunt?

Whowefoolin · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 09, 2002, 11:30pm

2 strikes on batter. Very inside pitch that make batter duck. Batter does not take his bat down with him and ball hits bat and rolls foul.

Is this a swing?

Bunt foul on 3rd strike?

How do you rule?

senior · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 09, 2002, 11:49pm

It's a foul ball, luckily for the batter. If it had been fair, he's an easy out.

Check your book for the "bunt" definition, and you'll find a fall away from an inside pitch is not an attempted bunt.

Senior

mick · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 10, 2002, 08:10am

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Originally posted by Whowefoolin
2 strikes on batter. Very inside pitch that make batter duck. Batter does not take his bat down with him and ball hits bat and rolls foul.

Is this a swing?

Bunt foul on 3rd strike?

How do you rule?

Whowefoolin,
YU.P., what senior said.
If the batter doesn't "Offer", let's go foul.
mick

Jim Porter · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 11, 2002, 02:34pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Whowefoolin
2 strikes on batter. Very inside pitch that make batter duck. Batter does not take his bat down with him and ball hits bat and rolls foul.

Is this a swing?

Bunt foul on 3rd strike?

How do you rule?

It's a foul ball. It can't be a bunt because the batter must intentionally meet the ball with the bat for a bunt.

brandda · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 11, 2002, 03:48pm

It's unanimous. Foul ball. Can't be a strike if he does not offer at it.

My question is, where is your question coming from? Did this happen to you?

jumpmaster · #6 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 11, 2002, 04:18pm

So what exactly constitutes an offer?

I understand that in this case this is a foul ball.

mick, I was a "chuter" for Uncle Sam. No more, bad knee injury.

mick · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 11, 2002, 04:55pm

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Originally posted by jumpmaster
So what exactly constitutes an offer?

I understand that in this case this is a foul ball.

mick, I was a "chuter" for Uncle Sam. No more, bad knee injury.

jumpmaster,
An offer? The batter is trying to touch the ball with the bat by some movement... almost any direction toward the ball. It's a judgement thing.
Sorry about the knee, but, "Thanks for being there for US.

mick

jumpmaster · #8 (**permalink**) Wed Jun 12, 2002, 09:25am

Thanks for the info. I thought it was a judgement issue, but I had not been able to find anything to support that.

mick, thank you for your support.

mick · #9 (**permalink**) Wed Jun 12, 2002, 09:37am

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Originally posted by jumpmaster
Thanks for the info. I thought it was a judgement issue, but I had not been able to find anything to support that.

mick, thank you for your support.

NW Arkansas? That's on the way to Toledo Bend.
I've stopped at Ma Brown's Buffet in Little Rock a few times. Good eatin', ya'll.
mick