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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
If you dont have a good excuse for not enforcing it (say batter drew the throw by running), you HAVE to enforce it (at any real game.)
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Batter attempts to check on a pitch in the dirt. Catcher thinking it was a swing for 3rd strike whips the ball to F3 for the put out.
Remember the scenario we threw around last year? I believe the play went something like: the catcher chasing down a wild pitch/passed ball with no runners on base, picks up the ball and throws it to F3 (who is actually the closest defender) to relay it to the pitcher. Technically, a ball should be called on the batter. Intelligently, it should be ignored.
I am not advocating not making the call, but using a little common sense. As previously stated, the purpose of the rule is to not delay the game, not a "gotcha" on the catcher.