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Originally Posted by Tim C
yawetag:
A couple of points.
Dash is a well respected posting member of this and other sites.
It appears that perhaps you have misplaced your sense of humor.
And finally, like it or not, there are legal "Do Overs" in baseball.
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I'm aware of Dash's status here and other places. That certainly doesn't mean he's perfect, and his reply was akin to other "everyone knows I'm joking" lines. If my read of it being a joke was incorrect, then I think Dash was wrong.
Of course there are legal "do overs." I would hate to think any of us don't know about the "batter causes the pitcher to balk" rule.
You're suggesting the OP situation is one of those times? The only "do overs" I know of don't include a strike on the call. If Dash meant "the runner returns to third" then I would agree; however, that's not a "do over."
In my experience, "do overs" don't include anything other than the same batter with the same count and runners returning to their original bases. If I'm wrong, then education in the matter would be greatly appreciated. However, I can't ever see myself using the term "do over" in any mechanic, unless it's "no pitch; runners return."