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It’s not a rule against slappers. It’s a consistent rule applied to all hitters.I understand why they wanted to standardize the penalties.
That still does not explain why any portion over the line only counts as out of the box, fair territory, strike zone, etc when it comes to a slapper being out of the box vs the other situations I mentioned.
Well there you go not much of an issue. Good for her!My post wasn't related to my DD. She hasn't had much of an issue with being called out of the box.
In theory it applies to all hitters but in practice umps do not look to see if a conventional hitter has a toe over the line. The rule was clearly changed to apply to slappers. More importantly CoachJD said it bestIt’s not a rule against slappers. It’s a consistent rule applied to all hitters.
The lines are "in" in this sport. In every other possible scenario, line = in. It's mind-boggling that they would consider the line to be out in this case
In theory it applies to all hitters but in practice umps do not look to see if a conventional hitter has a toe over the line. The rule was clearly changed to apply to slappers. More importantly CoachJD said it best
Even more odd to me they changed this rule only a few years ago when the shift to an emphasis on the HR was already well under way. Not sure what problem they were trying to solve.
Why the special hate for slappers with a toe over the line???
200' fences in the NCAA are a joke. My HS field has 220' fences. The bases might slow the game down too much and make it more like baseball.Not only the fences, but I've advocated for moving the bases back 10 feet for almost two decades now.
The only people who listen to me though are you guys. You ... you do listen to me, right?