Dead ball... Ball!

[DG]

Originally Posted by etn_ump

Personally, I don't care if he doesn't move or not as long as he doesn't lean into it. The batter's box belongs to the batter and the pitcher should throw the ball over the plate or avoid the batter. I'm not going to punish a batter that is HBP unless he causes himself to be hit.

The rules (OBR) say he should make an attempt to avoid getting hit, so what other rules do you not like and will not enforce? What you are doing is rewarding the batter for breaking the rules.