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banyon
04-13-2006, 02:24 PM
Okay. Let's say you are one of those dudes who hangs up the "K"s on the side of the wall.If a batter strikes out swinging, then it's a forward "K". If they strike out looking, it's a backwards "K".

Which K do you hang up for a strike out on a fouled third strike bunt?

I would think the forwards one, but was hoping someone knew the rule.
duncan_idaho
04-13-2006, 02:26 PM
It's a forwards K. The same would be true on a foul bunt with two strikes.

The backwards K is only used if the batter did not actually attempt to hit the ball.
tk13
04-13-2006, 02:27 PM
Should be a forward K, he attempted to strike the ball.
StcChief
04-13-2006, 02:29 PM
Surprised they haven't come up with a different one
with all the stats that are gathered.
tk13
04-13-2006, 02:31 PM
Actually they do, for the bunt foul strike three, it's an upside-down K.
banyon
04-13-2006, 02:45 PM
Thanks to all for satiating my curiosity.
Simplex3
04-13-2006, 02:58 PM
Actually they do, for the bunt foul strike three, it's an upside-down K.
Hehe. Like this? "K"
tk13
04-13-2006, 03:00 PM
Hehe. Like this? "K"
Shhh. I was waiting to see if anyone figured it out.
tk13
04-13-2006, 03:02 PM
Whoa... how'd you do that?
Alt + 075
Simplex3
04-13-2006, 03:07 PM
Shhh. I was waiting to see if anyone figured it out.
:spock:

Someone did figure it out. Did you mean someone else?
Lzen
04-13-2006, 03:11 PM
Huh. I always thought those 3 K signs were just members of the Ku Klux Klan attending the game.
Dartgod
04-13-2006, 03:21 PM
Actually they do, for the bunt foul strike three, it's an upside-down K.
And they make it out of pineapples also.
cdcox
04-13-2006, 03:23 PM
Alt + 075

Will that work to turn any character upside down?
Simplex3
04-13-2006, 03:25 PM
Will that work to turn any character upside down?
No, that's "fdisk /mbr".
listopencil
04-13-2006, 06:19 PM
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04-13-2006, 06:20 PM
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4th and Long
04-13-2006, 06:30 PM
Uhhh ... this isn't a "rule." I'm pretty sure it's not in the MLB Rule Book.
milkman
04-13-2006, 09:06 PM
And they make it out of pineapples also.

I thought it was made out of Bunt Cake.
banyon
04-13-2006, 11:40 PM
Uhhh ... this isn't a "rule." I'm pretty sure it's not in the MLB Rule Book.

Who said it was an MLB rule? :shrug:

I just guessed that it was a scorekeeping practice/tradition.
HolmeZz
04-14-2006, 01:26 AM
Backwards K is just for a called strike 3. A foul tipped bunt isn't 'called'.
Color Red
04-14-2006, 08:31 AM
Please. You're making it sound like the fans in the stands have some protocol or rule book for how they hang up signs during a game. Is there an official rule committee too?
banyon
04-14-2006, 08:53 AM
Please. You're making it sound like the fans in the stands have some protocol or rule book for how they hang up signs during a game. Is there an official rule committee too?

Baseball scorekeepers have rules. That's what the "K" people in the stands are emulating.