intentional swing and miss in SP

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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
[B...there is the rule which MAY justify Tap's call...[/B]

From my not-to-good mememory of my days in ASA, was there not also a point of emphasis which discussed a swing versus a check swing. In that discussion it said basically that breaking the wrist, the bat head going across the plate or other similar actions could be used in determining whether a attempt was made at the ball or not, but the ultimate decision was based on the opinion of the umpire as to whether the batter offered at the ball or not.

However, my personal opinion is to call it a stike and move on. If the pitcher has the right to throw an intentional ball, the batter has the right to take an intentional strike. Not to mention: "stike" = one step closer to getting done, "walk" = dang this is a long night.