Bi??

[Matt]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Mike, the OP reports that the batter moved TEN FEET away from the plate. How far do you want him to go?

Anywhere he's not interfering with the throw or the play.

Originally Posted by mbyron

What I would like to know from the OP is whether the throw would have gotten to the plate if it had not hit the batter, or whether it was way off line when it hit him. That's actually more relevant than the batter's distance from the plate.

If the throw was way off line, then I would not have called BI. If it was not off line and the batter was negligently in the way, then I'd agree with the call of BI.

I think the OP made it clear there would have been a play.