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How Would You Handle This?
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Mad Mike
OBR Rule Set.
Bases loaded, no outs. Count 1-2 on batter. Low pitch comes in, skips the dirt, catcher blocks the ball and it then touches the batter. Batter does not swing at pitch and begins to jog to first base-presumably believing he was hit by the pitch. Unfortunately, umps don't kill it before this goes down......baserunners all begin to advance at a leisurely trot. Runner on third scores. Keep in mind TIME has not been called. The other runners advance to second and third respectively.
Question: How would you handle this when the defensive coach indicates that the Batter-Runners actions deceived the defense? He wants to know why there is no penalty for the BR doing this.
Now, it is incumbent on the defense to know the status of the ball. The catcher simply threw the ball back to the catcher as the runner trotted home.
Can/should this be "fixed" in any way, i.e. return all the runners, no score allowed, count now 2-2 or do we allow the score and advances by the runners and the count is now 2-2. Would we warn the batter if he steps out without legal reason(s), he is subject to some penalty--perhaps ejection?
Please discuss what option(s), if any are available.
Also, as a twist---what if this were NFHS? Could we get the batter out for stepping out of the box with both feet? (I don't think so, because the pitch has technically ended once it touched the catcher. But I am interested in what you guys think.)
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maven
There's nothing to fix, because nobody changed a judgment call. If this was intentional (and I don't know that it was), then it's a strategy designed to exploit poor mechanics. They're counting o
BrianC14
Yup. I'm thinking that the team that just gave up the run will remember this.
Mudisfun
My hit by pitch routine makes it obvious. TIME! Depending on the nuance of the hit... If it just clipped a sleeve for instance I slap my arm so that everyone knows why/where there was a HBP. If
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