Thread: Hit by Pitch
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Old Thu Aug 19, 2004, 10:09pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally posted by greymule
You lose.

Rule 4-12, Section B-3-c:

"No batter who is hit by a pitch shall rub, massage, or otherwise touch any spot where a pitch has hit him."

Penalty: The batter is out.

Please tell me you just made this rule up to give everybody a good laugh. Why on earth does such a rule exist? It does not make any sense.

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