MLB Ejection 169 - Doug Eddings (7; Matt Carpenter)

[Lindsay]

1B Umpire Doug Eddings ejected Cardinals bench player Matt Carpenter (check swing strike two call) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Reds-#Cardinals game. With one out and none on, Cardinals batter Nolan Arenado attempted to check his swing on a 2-1 sinker from Reds pitcher Sonny Gray that...

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[Thunderheads]

Is it how far the bat travels, or .... did the batter attempt to strike at the pitch?  Different answers for different questions

[SH0102]

11 hours ago, Thunderheads said:

Is it how far the bat travels, or .... did the batter attempt to strike at the pitch?  Different answers for different questions

It’s explained in the video…ncaa and below, it’s where bat goes, in OBR (mlb at least), it’s “did he strike at the pitch”?

to me, I don’t have a strike at the pitch.  Yes his bat is flailing, but he’s not even looking bc he’s trying to avoid a 95mph missile

[Thunderheads]

8 hours ago, SH0102 said:

It’s explained in the video…ncaa and below, it’s where bat goes, in OBR (mlb at least), it’s “did he strike at the pitch”?

to me, I don’t have a strike at the pitch.  Yes his bat is flailing, but he’s not even looking bc he’s trying to avoid a 95mph missile

that was my point .... I wasn't very clear, but that is what I was getting at