Two Scenarios

[Andy]

Oh...and welcome to the board!

Please feel free to bring any questions you have here...we are (usually) nice and will give honest and straightforward answers.

And you may even decide to try some new beers!

[TheWahls7]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

First:
You didn't tell us if 1st base occupied, or how many outs. Once called a swing by PU, it is strike 3, and uncaught. Can't be undone once called strike 3, so the result of the play, if uncaught strike 3 applies, is the result.

Runner on first, two outs. The official did not rule a swing either. I probably should have left that part out since it is irrelevant.

Originally Posted by Andy

Oh...and welcome to the board!

Please feel free to bring any questions you have here...we are (usually) nice and will give honest and straightforward answers.

And you may even decide to try some new beers!

Thanks!

Question - So it does not matter if the batter swings or not for the dropped third strike rule to apply? I know during my high school baseball days you could not advance if you did not "offer" at the pitch.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by TheWahls7

Question - So it does not matter if the batter swings or not for the dropped third strike rule to apply? I know during my high school baseball days you could not advance if you did not "offer" at the pitch.

Doesn't matter. Didn't matter when you were in HS.

Either your memory is fuzzy or your umpires were fuzzy.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by TheWahls7

Runner on first, two outs. The official did not rule a swing either. I probably should have left that part out since it is irrelevant.

Huh? What is an "official"? You said the umpire called it strike 3 - that is all that matters... who is this "official" to whom you refer?

Originally Posted by TheWahls7

Question - So it does not matter if the batter swings or not for the dropped third strike rule to apply? I know during my high school baseball days you could not advance if you did not "offer" at the pitch.

You know wrong. What you describe was never the rule, in baseball or softball.

And PS - it was corrected above but not pointed out... F1 is the pitcher. F2 is the catcher.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Andy

And you may even decide to try some new beers!

Come on Andy, only post #5. Isn't the minimum for beer page 2?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Come on Andy, only post #5. Isn't the minimum for beer page 2?

It's Friday. Beer should be post #1.