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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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I would count turning his back to the pitch as "moving".
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DG, you need to make up your mind. Your first statement says the batter should make an attempt to avoid getting hit. Your second statement says basically all the batter has to do is "move". Make up your mind.
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What do you tell the defensive coach (OBR or FED game) when he complains that the batter did not try to get out of the way of the pitch, when he doesn't move at all? "Uh, that's a rule I am not going to enforce because I don't like it."
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Try this:
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"Tell your pitcher not to throw it there and we wouldn't be having this conversation."
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Bottom line is, if the pitcher throws it in the batter's box and hits the batter, the batter gets first unless the batter causes himself to be hit.
JMHO