Common Sense and Fair Play?

[His High Holiness]

Originally posted by GarthB
No anwers. More questions.

If the batter did the same thing on a steal of home by R3 and prevented the catcher from making a play, would your call have been the same?

GB

Yes, it would have been the same. I felt that it was unfair to penalize the batter for trying to avoid getting hurt.

It would be especially egregious in high level baseball to penalize the batter on a steal of home. One of the taught defenses to prevent a steal of home is to throw at the batter. When the pitcher is in his windup and hears that R3 is stealing, he adjusts his aim to the batter. A hit batsman sends R3 back to third, unless the bases are loaded.

Peter