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Last night I'm working the plate for a amateur town ball 1st round playoff game, pro pitching rules. In the bottom of the 10th, the home team gets guys on 1st and 2nd. The batter squares to sacrifice, but the pitch runs in on him and nails him right in the junk. Unfortunately, he never pulled the bat back. Guy goes down like he's been shot, and I call a dead ball strike on the offer.
The two coaches come running in from their boxes...then the guy tells us he's not wearing a cup! The coach tells him to take his time...all I can think of saying is the old adage, "Don't rub it." Anyways, the guy stayed in the game and of course struck out. But now he's got a good story to tell his children, if he still can father any. 
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 12:14am
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[Edited by Matt on Jul 25th, 2005 at 01:19 AM]
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 05:22am
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 10:43am
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TriggerMN,
I'm sure you meant to say that unfortunately he offered at the pitch and then got nailed - right? Because you already knew that just holding the bat still does not constitute an attempted bunt - right? At least, I'm interpreting your post that way. In any case being hit there does hurt. I wear mine whether I am BU or PU - habit I guess. I have never been hit as BU but a few times as PU. Plus I never know when I show up, if I may have to do the plate and it saves time from installing the darn thing. [Edited by officialtony on Jul 25th, 2005 at 11:54 AM]
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 10:53am
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 02:09pm
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more umpires being smart-a$$es....imagine that
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 02:21pm
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Ok.. WHAT I am trying to assertain is WHAT in the world the story of the "batter who gets hit in the nuts" has to do with the game under "pro pitching rules"?
Was this so we didn't get confused by the MANY MANY leagues and organizations where getting hit in the nuts awards you extra bases.. or none? ARrgghhh! Quote:
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 04:37pm
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Guy tries to bunt the ball and gets hit in the wedding tackle. What's so hard to understand about that?
Pro pitching rules. They're different from NFHS pitching rules. For instance, these guys have to throw the pitches on an intentional walk. Also, a balk by the pitcher is still a live ball in pro rules; in NFHS the ball is dead immediately. Who doesn't know the rules?
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 04:43pm
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good one Trigger. What up now Mike you smart-a$$
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 04:43pm
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good one Trigger. What up now Mike you smart-a$$? Arrgghh!
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 07:26pm
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"Guy goes down like he's been shot, and I call a dead ball strike on the offer."
Hmmm...sounds like he judged that the batter offered at the pitch or didn't somebody notice that?
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Mon Jul 25, 2005, 07:57pm
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" Unfortunately, he never pulled the bat back. Guy goes down like he's been shot, and I call a dead ball strike on the offer."" The inference appears to that not pulling the bat back is being equated with an "offer", which is untrue.
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