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TussAgee11 Sat Jun 21, 2008 07:25pm
Looks like catcher and pitcher were coming to talk... batter was outside of the box.

I don't have a balk there.

MrUmpire Sat Jun 21, 2008 07:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by TussAgee11
Looks like catcher and pitcher were coming to talk... batter was outside of the box.

I don't have a balk there.
We're looking at different videos....around 2:08 catcher is down, batter in LH batter's box, although not paying attention, ball is live, pitcher steps off the rubber foward, takes a few steps THEN the catcher comes up an out and THEN the umpire calls time.

With two rings of that circus already occupied, I just feel a balk call would have completed the entertainment offering perfectly.

w_sohl Wed Jun 25, 2008 01:23am
Pitcher always has the advantage
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTex
The pitcher is throwing a $5 baseball, the batter is swinging a $350 bat. Who has the advantage?
The pitcher, if the batter ever had an advantage he wouldn't fail 7 or 8 out of ten times. $$$ has nothing to do with it.

mbyron Wed Jun 25, 2008 07:14am
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Originally Posted by w_sohl
The pitcher, if the batter ever had an advantage he wouldn't fail 7 or 8 out of ten times. $$$ has nothing to do with it.
It's really the defense's advantage more than the pitcher's: hitting a round ball with a round bat is really difficult.

w_sohl Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron
It's really the defense's advantage more than the pitcher's: hitting a round ball with a round bat is really difficult.

Semantics... :p

mbyron Wed Jun 25, 2008 02:05pm
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Originally Posted by w_sohl
Semantics... :p
What are you, anti-semantic? :p

jdmara Wed Jun 25, 2008 02:09pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mbyron
It's really the defense's advantage more than the pitcher's: hitting a round ball with a round bat is really difficult.
I believe the quote is: Hitting a round-ball with a round-bat squarely is really difficult:rolleyes:

-Josh

w_sohl Wed Jun 25, 2008 04:31pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron
What are you, anti-semantic? :p
Yes, they are a little to brisful for me.... :eek:

LDUB Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:04am
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Quote:
In order to avoid such incidents in the future, the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC) released its official rules for dealing with ambidextrous pitchers on Wednesday. These guidelines were reached after PBUC staff consulted with a variety of sources, including the Major League Baseball Rules Committee.
At the heart of the new guidelines is the following provision:
The pitcher must visually indicate to the umpire, batter and runner(s) which way he will begin pitching to the batter. Engaging the rubber with the glove on a particular hand is considered a definitive commitment to which arm he will throw with. The batter will then choose which side of the plate he will bat from.

mbyron Thu Jul 03, 2008 01:06pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron
If I were rewriting the interp, it would go like this:

1. The batter must step into the box first (consistent with existing rule).
2. The pitcher must then take the mound as either LH or RH.
3. The batter may then request time and switch to the other batter's box.
4. Neither may switch again during the at bat.
I think I got it basically right. Or maybe PBUC did. :)


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