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Originally posted by Kaliix
I used to play a lot of racquetball. When one player was about to hit the ball and the other inadvertently got right in their way, you could hold up, not hit the ball, and call hinder. It was the gentlemanly thing to do and the point was replayed.
In baseball however there are no hinders. If I was a coach, I would simply tell my players to throw the ball. It is the base runner's responsibility to get the heck out of the way. If for some reason the pivot man could see that his throw was going to nail someone and they had time to think about it and double clutch, I would encourage them to do that as I'm sure interference would likely be called.
But first and foremost they should just complete the throw and tried for the double play. I think that maybe what Steve had been trying to say.
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Thank you. Yes, that's what I was trying to say exactly. If a baserunner is in the way of a direct throw to first base, he is liable to get beaned. That's what I meant. The coach should tell the fielder to go ahead and throw the ball.
I understand all the legal liabilities these days. Everything is litigation. Sorry for offending your PC sensibilities folks, but I learned how to play baseball before they had a "slide or avoid rule." We played rough and tumble baseball back in the day, and after that, we were old enough to join Little League. We entered the game knowing the fundamentals, which is very different today. Our coaches would have had no problem with what I said.