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| Check Swings"He broke his wrists". "The bat went past the front of the plate." Many people believe those two statements are written in the rules or are written as official interpretations of a strike THEY ARE NOT! A strike by definition is "a pitch that is struck at by the batter and is missed." It is purely a judgment made by the umpire as to whether the batter "struck at" the pitch. Breaking the wrists or the bat moving beyond the front of the plate or the batter's body, are factors that the umpire may use to make the judgment. Factors is all they are; not definitions. It is not automatically a strike when a batter holds the bat over the plate preparing to bunt and does not pull it back when the pitch goes by. The same judgment applies. Did the batter "strike at" the pitch? It is not automatically a strike when a batter is ducking an inside pitch and he spins around and the bat crosses the plate. The umpire must judge if he was avoiding the pitch or striking at it. PO BOX 759 Milford, MA 01757 LEGAL NOTICE - Bargainstuff.com's participation in any advertising is solely that of providing advertising space and linking. Although Bargainstuff.com carefully chooses who advertises on these pages, we cannot and do not investigate the legitimacy, validity, legality of any ad, and expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability arising out of or relating to any advertising including the legality of the ad, the performance or conduct of the advertiser and any damages or injury that may result from the ad. bargainstuff.com, Inc. copyrighted 1998-2008 USA |