Need Some Help...

[Al]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Al, why are you sending this batter to first base on a 3rd strike?

Ball hits batter - dead ball.

Batter was swinging - so it's a strike - the 3rd one in this case. Batter out.

Ball was dead - R1 back to first.

And if you have an umpire EVER say "the hands are part of the bat", do your best to avoid this non-umpire in the future. This is myth 1-A in the book that every REAL umpire who has attended even a single clinic (or spent one day here on the forum) knows is false.

Hey mcrowder,

That was more of a question I had with someone that believes the hand is part of the bat. I just heard this from an ump and it didn't ring true with my memory, so I posed the question to the board. Thank you! ...Al