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Originally posted by Lonewolf986
I liked how you reasoned that WW, im very impressed.
I have a question that has bugged me for a while, so I hope you guys can field an answer...
Pitcher pitches a ball and it hits the ground and/or plate and then hits the batter.
What happens? Assuming the Batter DID make an attempt to get out of the way...
Here is what I think...I think the batter would get 1st because he got hit by a pitch, just the same as a pitch that was "not in the STRIKE ZONE." Am I nuts here?
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Nope, you're not "nuts". You're spot on. HBP and awarded 1st base. Ball is dead.
Your answer is actually in black and white in the rules, but not
exactly where you might look for it straight out. Check out OBR 2.00 Definition of A Ball. It covers the bouncing pitch that hits the batter and the bouncing pitch that gets nicked and gloved by the catcher. The latter case is NOT a catch for the purposes of OBR 6.05(c) and OBR 6.09(b).
Hope this helps
Cheers
[Edited by Warren Willson on Jul 9th, 2003 at 08:11 PM]