Bunt rule

[khumbert45]

Thanks for the quick replies. I looked through the casebook as well but missed it.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by khumbert45

Thanks for the quick replies. I looked through the casebook as well but missed it.

FED makes this explicit, but it's the same for OBR by interp. Holding the bat out by itself does not constitute offering at the pitch.

[nopachunts]

In reality, if the Batter leaves the bat out there, it had either be perfectly still or moving AWAY from the pitch. Any movement towards the pitch, I have a "Yes he did".

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by nopachunts

In reality, if the Batter leaves the bat out there, it had either be perfectly still or moving AWAY from the pitch. Any movement towards the pitch, I have a "Yes he did".

In reality, that's what everyone else has said: merely holding the bat out is not by itself an offer at the pitch.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by nopachunts

In reality, if the Batter leaves the bat out there, it had either be perfectly still or moving AWAY from the pitch. Any movement towards the pitch, I have a "Yes he did".

Needs to be an attempt to hit the pitch, not a robotic response.

[nopachunts]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Needs to be an attempt to hit the pitch, not a robotic response.

Nothing robotic about it, if the bat moves toward the pitch, I have an offer at the pitch.