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[CLBuffalo]

Thanks to all for the responses. I don't think anyone got the question I was asking. According to MURSA misconception #19 It is a strike on a check swing if the batter breaks his/her wrists.

My question is when is it NOT a strike on a check swing when a batter breaks his/her wrists? Is this a typo? Should it read 19. It is not a strike on a check swing if the batter breaks his/her wrists.

[SC Ump]

Originally Posted by CLBuffalo

My question is when is it NOT a strike on a check swing when a batter breaks his/her wrists?

Even if the batter breaks her wrist, but the umpire judges that she did not attempt at the ball, then it is still a ball. What we were saying is that "breaking the wrist" is only a guide.

Breaking the wrist does not make it a strike, nor does it make it a ball. Breaking the wrist is not the determining factor. The only determining factor is "did the umpire think there was an attempt to hit the ball."

Hope that helps explain it better.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

Even if the batter breaks her wrist, but the umpire judges that she did not attempt at the ball, then it is still a ball. What we were saying is that "breaking the wrist" is only a guide.

Breaking the wrist does not make it a strike, nor does it make it a ball. Breaking the wrist is not the determining factor. The only determining factor is "did the umpire think there was an attempt to hit the ball."

Hope that helps explain it better.

The other side of that coin is that there are other "guides". IOW, the batter doesn't have to "break the wrists" to be a strike. Easiest example to visualize is a bunt attempt. The myth arises from coaches/players begging that it couldn't be a strike because the batter didn't ....

[CLBuffalo]

Thanks to all. I've got it now.