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blueump Wed May 18, 2005 08:26am


NFHS Rules - I know that the batter's box is much longer than in baseball (4 feet from the middle of the plate forward). That puts about 1/3 of the box in fair ball territory.

If a batter bunts the ball while standing at the front of the box and the ball pops up and hits her, is she out? Or is she protected as long as she is in the batter's box?

Bandit Wed May 18, 2005 08:49am

Batters Box
 
Protected / Dead Ball / Foul Ball

blueump Wed May 18, 2005 09:57am

Reference?

Dakota Wed May 18, 2005 10:27am

Quote:

Originally posted by blueump
Reference?
2-25-f.

tcannizzo Wed May 18, 2005 10:14pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 03matrixrs
Quote:

none of the above - batter is stupid for trying to bunt with bases loaded
You have just shown how little you know about the game.

bluezebra Wed May 18, 2005 11:13pm

Quote:

Originally posted by 03matrixrs
Quote:

If a batter bunts the ball while standing at the front of the box and the ball pops up and hits her, is she out? Or is she protected as long as she is in the batter's box?
none of the above - batter is stupid for trying to bunt with bases loaded [/B]
Never heard of a squeeze play?

Bob

AtlUmpSteve Wed May 18, 2005 11:28pm

Bob, one thing I have learned in participating on message boards is:

Don't feed the trolls!!

There has also been a lesson about not trying to teach a pig to sing, but I forget the exact wording. I believe the primary stater of that line frequents us, and will speak up.

Mick, as moderator, I believe your services may be appropriate.

bluezebra Wed May 18, 2005 11:37pm

"There has also been a lesson about not trying to teach a pig to sing,..."

No, but you can make him squeal.

Bob

SRW Thu May 19, 2005 12:00am

Not trying to feed the troll, but...
 
Where did it say that the bases were loaded?

Dakota Thu May 19, 2005 08:52am

Re: Not trying to feed the troll, but...
 
Quote:

Originally posted by SRW
Where did it say that the bases were loaded?
It didn't... don't take the bait.

SRW Thu May 19, 2005 09:58am

Oh I won't... I just read and re-read it, and thought "maybe someone deleted a post that I missed" or something.

So where is the bridge that the troll is living under? Maybe we should just knock down the bridge and the troll will move elsewhere?

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CecilOne Thu May 19, 2005 02:56pm

Quote:

Originally posted by blueump

NFHS Rules - I know that the batter's box is much longer than in baseball (4 feet from the middle of the plate forward). That puts about 1/3 of the box in fair ball territory.

If a batter bunts the ball while standing at the front of the box and the ball pops up and hits her, is she out? Or is she protected as long as she is in the batter's box?

My long standing question about this is whether the batter/BR is still in the box if one foot lands outside the box after contact and (a) the ball hits the foot which is outside the box or (b) the ball hits any other part of the body.

bkbjones Thu May 19, 2005 03:01pm

Foot on the ground
 
At least one foot has to be on the ground completely outside the batter's box when contact is made for the batter to be out.

If it's not on the ground completely outside of the box until AFTER contact, it's just a foul ball.

CecilOne Thu May 19, 2005 03:30pm

Re: Foot on the ground
 
Quote:

Originally posted by bkbjones
At least one foot has to be on the ground completely outside the batter's box when contact is made for the batter to be out.

If it's not on the ground completely outside of the box until AFTER contact, it's just a foul ball.

I think you answered the wrong question. It was not abput being out for batting the ball while outside the box. It was about being hit with a batted ball and whether the B/BR is still protected as inside the box after touching the ground outside the box.


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