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Originally posted by jicecone
Try OBR 6.08b. "The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when"
b."He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (1) The ball is in the stike zone when it touches the batter, or (2) The batter makes no attempt to avoid being hit by the ball".
It then goes on with more explainations however, the key thing here is , was the player touched by a pitched ball or not? Even though it hit the ground it was still a pitched ball.
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Here is how I see it in plain English, not rulebooke-eze.
Any pitched ball that strikes a batter is a dead ball. Period. If the batter swings and misses and it hits the batter, TIME, dead ball no one advances(if applicable), oh and...STEEERIKE! If the batter does not swing and is hit, go to first. Plus, is it really fair to let a batter get hit on an obvious wild pitch, make them stay and maybe get hit again on the fly? John