by GIMNEPIWO » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:00 am
Thanks ... Got it ... I was sure it was in there ... Last night, the OP happened and the call was 'Dead Ball Strike, Foul Ball ' ... While the gal was getting her tears wiped away and shaking it off, I approached the plate Blue who I know ... He stood by his call but agreed to check with the Base Blue, who I also know ... They both had the same thing ... I didn't argue much because we were up by 5 and I could not site the rule by memory ... I did however get them to agree that the hands are not part of the bat ... At which point I asked how it could be a foul ball if she did not hit it with the bat ... Next pitch, same thing, same call ... This time I think she broke her hand and was replaced by a sub who my hurler K'd ... No harm, no foul except for the gals hand ...
"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, the strength of the wolf is the pack" Rudyard Kipling