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Call me a purist, but I think announcers use the term “tool the block” too liberally.  It really should only be used when the hitter deliberately hits the ball off the block (usually by hitting the outside of the line side hand; sometimes by hitting the tips of the fingers).  It does not mean getting the point off of a partial block.  To some extent, it is hard to tell because it’s not always obvious if getting the blocker’s hand was intentional or not.

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[BostonCard]

Call me a purist, but I think announcers use the term “tool the block” too liberally.  It really should only be used when the hitter deliberately hits the ball off the block (usually by hitting the outside of the line side hand; sometimes by hitting the tips of the fingers).  It does not mean getting the point off of a partial block.  To some extent, it is hard to tell because it’s not always obvious if getting the blocker’s hand was intentional or not.

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