I see your point AUS. But I would draw a different analogy. A base on balls is an award. Name any other award where you don't tell the runner what base to go to? Even if it's obvious, or "they should know."
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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