Mr.

[Guest Mike B]

Happened many years ago, runner on first the pitcher throws to first to pick him off, the batter swings at the pick off throw, yep we were that bad. What is it? At the time after much discussion it was decided it could not be a strike because there was no play at home.

[Rich Ives]

10 minutes ago, Guest Mike B said:

Happened many years ago, runner on first the pitcher throws to first to pick him off, the batter swings at the pick off throw, yep we were that bad. What is it? At the time after much discussion it was decided it could not be a strike because there was no play at home.

It wasn't a pitch.  Therefore can't be a strike.

[noumpere]

That question is BS.

 

And, I don't mean Balls and Strikes.

[Kevin_K]

4 hours ago, Rich Ives said:

It wasn't a pitch.  Therefore can't be a strike.

It wasn't a lot of things. Not a pitch is only one of those. The OP asked what it was.

It was a pickoff attempt.

[Rich Ives]

1 hour ago, Kevin_K said:

It wasn't a lot of things. Not a pitch is only one of those. The OP asked what it was.

It was a pickoff attempt.

And he also said "At the time after much discussion it was decided it could not be a strike because there was no play at home."  Therefore my reason why it couldn't be a strike.

[beerguy55]

This didn't happen many years ago.   What happened many years ago is that half a dozen guys, while having drinks after their weekly slow pitch game, starting coming up with very strange hypotheticals, some of which created long debate and conversation...and after many drinks and many hypotheticals, fact and fiction merged, and now years later, after many more drinks, OP remembers the incident actually happened, rather than just being discussed over cheap beer.