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Originally Posted by aschramm
I've had this situation the last two times I've had games as PU. Inside pitch, I hear what I think is the ball brushing against the batter's jersey or stomach. Each time, I award the batter first base, and each time the batter says the ball didn't hit him. If the batter insists that the ball didn't hit him, do you still put him on first base? May sound like a foolish question, but I'm not exactly sure how to handle this.
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Yeah it happens a lot, the good hitters want to "hit". They don't want to walk. But, you saw it hit him, put him on. If you allow the BR to stay at bat, you are rewarding the BR. F1 might have wanted to put him on to get to the next batter who probably is "not" as good a hitter.
Actually I think most batters don't realize is it hits their jersery, it's still a HBP.
Thanks
David