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Old 07-31-2015, 04:45 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Westheim View Post
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.
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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