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Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
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Originally posted by mcrowder
Just something that occurred to me, and I don't have the rulebook with me.
A pitch (or flubbed pitch) that doesn't make it across the foul lines is .... what?
And technically, wouldn't a pitch stopped by the batter in front of the plate be the same?
Technically.
So, since Carl is holding to the technical definition in calling this a ball, even if intentional, shouldn't he instead be ruling this NOT a pitch?
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I liked your reasoning until I thought about runners on base. Then that pitch is a balk. I can't see rewarding the offense with a balk in this case. But I loved the effort!
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OK, let me take this one step further... if this is TECHNICALLY a balk, don't we have a statement in there saying that if the actions of the batter CAUSE a balk (and I think it's clear that in this case, it would be the actions of the batter causing the balk), then the balk award is not enforced. Unfortunately, if you follow this logic, you land on "no pitch" as the result, inadvertently validating OQ's 'solution' to the problem.