tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post8667128179727363337..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: Pence Play: Ball Belted By Baffling Bifurcated Broken BatLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-20460877007818708752012-10-24T01:43:17.157-07:002012-10-24T01:43:17.157-07:00You'd be surprised what fans want. Some people...You'd be surprised what fans want. Some people (Cards fans for instance, or Giants fans if the shoe was on the other foot) point to 6.05 and think, "hey, that's interference, the batter should be out." Sure, the framers of the rules in the 1880s didn't even think of super-x-slowmo replay showing this type of play, but to all those fans griping at 6.05h saying that interference applies here, read the above about hitting actions. The initial swing is part of the hit, so logically, the bat couldn't hit the ball a second time AFTER hitting a fair ball, because it was still in the process of hitting a fair ball by rule (see 2.00 also).<br /><br />That backswing play, of course the rules DO have a provision for unintentional and intentional backswing interference (on the swinging/missed strike) and also say that a backswing hitting the ball, because it likely will occur over foul territory, will therefore usually be a foul ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-23199417516442669772012-10-23T23:37:28.263-07:002012-10-23T23:37:28.263-07:00Are you kidding??? No need to make a ruling on thi...Are you kidding??? No need to make a ruling on this, because HPU is not going to see the action at 3000 frames/second. As far as he's concerned, it's a simple broken-bat hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com