Madman

>>>25) . . . the tipped strike rule treats strike three different from strikes one and two.<

>>No, not really. How do you figure this?? A tipped strike is a strike
>>whether it be strike 1, 2, or 3.

>The question is whether it's a foul ball or not. If it's strike one or
>two, it is not a foul ball. It is as if the ball did not touch the bat;
>the catcher can not record a foul out. But on a tipped strike three, if
>the catcher drops it, is that a dropped third strike? No it's a foul
>ball, because it hit the bat.

Ah ha, I get your point. A caught tipped stripe for strike 1 & 2 is
not
a foul ball in that the batter is not called out. A caught tipped
stripe
for strike 3 is essentially a foul ball in that the batter IS called
out.

Thanks,
Madman