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Originally Posted by Westheim
If I call a run-and-hit, I want a run-and-hit. The batter is supposed to hack. If anything, the catcher has to get his noggin' out of the backswing, and loses a split second.
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Wrong call. By definition run and hit does not require the batter to swing whereas hit and run does. The runner on the former proceeds as if it is a straight steal while on the latter he looks to see what happens at the plate.
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