MLB doing everything in its power to get Aaron Judge to 62 just so we never have to hear from Roger Maris Jr. again.
@Jared_Carrabis So what we need to understand here, OBR doesn't define what a check swing is. This is what we, as umpires, use to determine whether or not it was a swing. Did he make an attempt to strike at the pitch? Just because the bat "went around" here, doesn't mean he swung at the pitch
@JoeTheUmpire @Jared_Carrabis It looked like he attempted to swing, backed off because the pitch was coming in on him and continued his follow through. Should still be a strike because of the initial attempt though.
@ImCaptHindsight @Jared_Carrabis Are you saying because the bat went around? That’s not an attempt at the pitch. Hence why Dan, who is one of the best in the game, said no swing.
@baseballdood @JoeTheUmpire @ImCaptHindsight @Jared_Carrabis The bat crossing a plane has nothing to do with a swing. A swing is an attempt to hit a pitch. He was never attempting to hit the ball. He was trying to avoid being hit.
@baseballdood @JoeTheUmpire @ImCaptHindsight @Jared_Carrabis There is absolutely no wording about anything about crossing any plane. That’s a myth people have made up over time. Players are called for a swing when they get hit because they offered at the pitch. Judge clearly made no attempt to hit this pitch so by rule it’s not a swing.
@baseballdood @JoeTheUmpire @ImCaptHindsight @Jared_Carrabis You are comparing apples to oranges. We have to judge whether there is an attempt to hit the pitch. If you can’t see Judge had no intent to offer at this pitch, I don’t know what more to tell you.
@baseballdood @JoeTheUmpire @ImCaptHindsight @Jared_Carrabis All that matters is when he went around was he attempting to hit the pitch. Whether he started to swing beforehand is irrelevant and I never said he never started. He didn’t go around because he was trying to hit the ball, he went around because he was trying to avoid it.