Double swing thru the strike zone

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

forgive me for even f'n talking. I hve removed my horribly offending post.

It was only "horribly offending" because not 6 posts before yours the exact same thing was said, and it was answered.

[hawk65]

For those who are arguing that the first swing should not be counted because the batter wasn't swinging "AT" a pitched ball or because it could be considered "bat waggling," how would you call this if the batter only completed the first half of this OP - she swung after the pitch was released but clearly way before the ball got to the plate area and didn't continue the second swing through the strike zone but just stood there and watched the pitch go by? Wouldn't you call that a strike? And if you would call that a strike, why wouldn't you call it a strike in the OP?

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by hawk65

For those who are arguing that the first swing should not be counted because the batter wasn't swinging "AT" a pitched ball or because it could be considered "bat waggling," how would you call this if the batter only completed the first half of this OP - she swung after the pitch was released but clearly way before the ball got to the plate area and didn't continue the second swing through the strike zone but just stood there and watched the pitch go by? Wouldn't you call that a strike? And if you would call that a strike, why wouldn't you call it a strike in the OP?

No, if a batter let the bat go through the strike zone this far before the pitch got there, I would not rule a strike. Why would you - they didn't try to hit the ball - in fact, if they didn't do the 2nd half, this would look EXACTLY like simple bat waggling.

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

It was only "horribly offending" because not 6 posts before yours the exact same thing was said, and it was answered.

Well forgiiiiiiive me for wasting the f'n bandwidth. I don't see where it was, but I will defer to your superior knowledge of all things knowable.

[jimpiano]

Wow.

This thread has been so enlightening.