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Originally Posted by rwest
If you are going to penalize the batter then you have to penalize the pitcher for throwing outside. If a batter has two strikes and they throw outside the batter has to swing or risk being called out on strikes. That outside pitch is often going to go up the middle. So a good pitcher who can hit that corner knows his chances of getting an out have just increased. I understand wanting to protect the players but to dictate where the offense can hit the ball is ridiculous. We already have rules for that. They are called foul lines.
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Puh-leeeze! It's s-l-o-w-p-i-t-c-h softball. If a player has no control over where s/he hits the ball, they should quit and consider kickball.
I understand sometimes accidents happen, but any player who says s/he HAS to hit the ball someplace and they cannot help it is not a softball players, IMO.