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Originally Posted by DG
The rules (OBR) say he should make an attempt to avoid getting hit, so what other rules do you not like and will not enforce? What you are doing is rewarding the batter for breaking the rules.
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College aged pitcher throwing 85-88, throws fastball that hits batter in the middle of his back, batter turns his back to ball, is this trying to avoid being hit? Absolutely not. Turning his back on a ball coming right at him is not an attempt to avoid being hit. Do you give him 1st?
I do HS and Jr. College and I call it the way I've described before. You call it the way you want to.
And as far as..."
so what other rules do you not like and will not enforce?", by standing in the BATTER'S BOX, away from the area the pitcher is supposed to throw the ball, the batter is already attempting to avoid getting hit. I will not reward a pitcher for hitting a batter unless the batter causes himself to be hit.