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Originally Posted by tcblue13
Intentionally walking a batter to get to a vacant spot (out) in the lineup is illegal. I can't remember the rule # or the penalty/effect. That might only apply to the 3rd out of an inning. it slips my slimy mind.
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What is the umpire going to do, refuse to call anything, but a strike? Yeah, I can see it now. Fifteen pitches to a batter and the count is 0-2!