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Old Sat Mar 08, 2008, 11:03pm
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Originally Posted by MadCityRef
POE from NFHS this year regarding the batter allowing himself to be hit by the pitch.
Rule book says he must make every effort to avoid the pitch.
The rule book does not say "every effort," but rather, as you go on to quote, "an effort." As far as I'm concerned, in most cases it doesn't have to be much of an effort at all -- as long as he doesn't move into the pitch.

I agree that we have to judge between freezing on a pitch and waiting to be hit.
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