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Originally posted by Carl Childress
Remember, the generating play (and my play) features a batter who gets hit in the customary way in a customary spot. His action looks legal to the average participant/fan. You and I are both experienced enough in the ways of the young to realize that the batter in my game thought he would go to first because he was hit by the pitch. That it was ball four, I'm sure, never entered his mind.
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Please define "customary way" and "customary spot."
As I recall, the batter intentionally got hit (no doubt about it) -- while not unheard of, I wouldn't call it "customary".
And, he was hit while the ball hadn't yet reached the plate -- I don't think that's customary either.
The rule states soemthing to the effect that "A Strike is a pitch that enters the strike zone." I think it's clear that the intent of the rule is to include the phrase "or is prevented from entering the zone by hitting the batter."