Is that the batter that is ignorant or the catcher for throwing the ball at the batter.
... ooohhh wait a minute! That would be a great idea then wouldn't it. Just throw the ball at the batter, then somebody's going to be out - despite our defensive error of allowing a passed ball and probably being too late to get the runner anyway. If the catcher can hit the batter then an out is assured!
BRILLIANT!
HTBThere