Offense appeals checked swing

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Originally Posted by youngump

Why not? If I don't see a swing and the batter gets to first, I've always assumed I could fix that by asking the BU.

What are you fixing? Why would the offense ask the PU to go for help on a "ball" call?

If an umpire calls the pitch a strike, s/he did so for one of two reasons, s/he saw the batter attempt to hit the pitch or the pitch passed through the strike zone.

By calling the pitch a strike on the swing, it isn't a guess, the umpire must judge that the batter attempted to hit a pitch.