If a pitch hits the dirt on the way to the plate can it be a strike?

[The Man In Blue]

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That’s not framing. That’s selling.

 

[Rolling Hard]

That’s not framing. That’s selling.

Ump tell AJ "I'll throw this one out to the pitcher for you,- you find your meds." Then AJ hands him the ball and says, "Just doing my job blue."

 

[Eric F]

Ump tell AJ "I'll throw this one out to the pitcher for you,- you find your meds." Then AJ hands him the ball and says, "Just doing my job blue."

If I recall, AJ was ejected one time for asking the ump for a different ball, "...one you can see."