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opiate69

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1. It sounds like what you're describing is what we call a foul tip.

Reply to SwissTony (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2013, 03:16 PM

Aug 2013

And basically, keeping in mind a batter gets 3 strikes per at-bat, a foul tip is considered a strike, regardless of whether the catcher catches it or not, except for situations where it would be strike three. In that case, the catcher must catch the foul tip for it to be a strike.

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Question for baseball fans: caught behind. [View all] SwissTony Aug 2013 OP

It sounds like what you're describing is what we call a foul tip. opiate69 Aug 2013 #1

Thank you. I'd never heard of the expression "foul tip". SwissTony Aug 2013 #2

You're quite welcome! I know next to nothing about cricket, but always was curious... opiate69 Aug 2013 #3