larrybowman
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I always thought that a swing and miss coupled with a steal was a legitimate play.
The batter is instructed to be deep in the box, let the ball get deep and take a late cut and miss. This clearly helps the runner make the steal but it is offset by a strike call. It forces the catcher not to get jumpy and to wait on the ball. The hitter is in her motion and both feet are in the box. The catcher has to work around the batter not the other way around.
The batter isnt swinging, shes bunting. My question was if the bunter leaves the bat in the zone after missing the bunt to block the catchers veiw/distract/ whatever the reason.... if this was legal. Also when the runner was stealing third the batter was "missing" the bunt then turning her entire body while in the box to face the catcher, which makes the batter an even bigger obstacle to get around.