[greymule]

I saw the play and was going to post about it, but I figured that the umpire had simply thought the pitch had bounced off the catcher, even though the announcers recognized, and the replay showed, that the pitch had hit the batter.

So it was just a missed call, not a rule misinterpretation.

I have to give the Yankee announcers credit for knowing that (1) the ball is dead when a pitch hits the batter, even if he swings, and (2) even when a runner on 1B is stealing on the pitch, 1B is considered "occupied." I know that's not exactly impressive, but for announcers, I'd say it's above-average knowledge.