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• Prince said June 14, 2007

  I don't think you'd ever see that called. For one, the catcher would have to point it out to the ump. The ump would never call that on his own. Beyond that, Hafner would probably just get a warning. Hafner's definitelyl out of the box and that's illegal, but I'll be this happens more than we know. It's one of those accepted, bend the rules type plays.

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  • Sportech replied June 14, 2007

    Your probably right Prince. It's funny b/c when watching on TV it's pretty impossible to notice this. I just happen to be at last nights game and everyone in the crowd noticed it and was screaming for him to get back in the box.
• sportnut said June 14, 2007

  The real problem here is simple. The guys hitting before him need to clear the lines out. The unwritten rule is, even if you hit in the other batters-box, you find a way to kick out the chalk lines so the deemed hitter does not have to worry about this being called.

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  • Sportech replied June 14, 2007

    Interesting sportnut. Thanks for the info. I was not aware of this.
• lqueen said July 14, 2007

  The batter is out but is the ball dead or can runners advance off of the hit?

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