Hbp

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Batter "permits" pitch to hit him - Umpire-Empire

I think we ought to throw a flag for butt-blocking and be done with it.

[StlCards]

or aiding the runner...

[bigjohn]

You boys read the POEs yet?

[jicecone]

Score 12 - 0

First, second and third batter hit home runs for winning team. Next pitch is a 64 mph to the mid-section of the batter. Batter takes the hit and starts to run to first.

Are you going to call him back?

Are you going to eject the pitcher?

Guaranteed, whatever you decide there will be a coach out there that will disagree. But thats ok, the Rulebook says the batter permitted the ball to hit him. "Come back here son".

Sometimes you just have to umpire .......PERIOD.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by jicecone

Score 12 - 0

First, second and third batter hit home runs for winning team. Next pitch is a 64 mph to the mid-section of the batter. Batter takes the hit and starts to run to first.

Are you going to call him back?

Are you going to eject the pitcher?

It depends on who you think instigated the situation.

Did the pitcher throw at the batter, or did the batter "take one for the team".

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by jicecone

Score 12 - 0

First, second and third batter hit home runs for winning team. Next pitch is a 64 mph to the mid-section of the batter. Batter takes the hit and starts to run to first.

Are you going to call him back?

Are you going to eject the pitcher?

Guaranteed, whatever you decide there will be a coach out there that will disagree. But thats ok, the Rulebook says the batter permitted the ball to hit him. "Come back here son".

Sometimes you just have to umpire .......PERIOD.

64 MPH? Did the ball bounce up and hit the batter? Was Satchel Paige throwing an Ephus pitch? Perhaps the batter was a slow kid with slow reactions and couldn't get out of the way, or was so mesmerized by the ball coming in looking like a beach ball that he froze.

I'm not ejecting any pitcher who tries to hit a batter with a 64 MPH pitch.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

64 MPH? Did the ball bounce up and hit the batter? Was Satchel Paige throwing an Ephus pitch? Perhaps the batter was a slow kid with slow reactions and couldn't get out of the way, or was so mesmerized by the ball coming in looking like a beach ball that he froze.

I'm not ejecting any pitcher who tries to hit a batter with a 64 MPH pitch.

Trying to hit the batter is an automatic ej - and it's usually really obvious.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Trying to hit the batter is an automatic ej - and it's usually really obvious.

My point was that if 64 is the best you can do, then you really aren't good enough to throw at a batter intentionally to start with.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

You boys read the POEs yet?

The Federation POEs mean as much to me as my dog's presents in the yard.