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Technically, isn't the batter out?
by Brian
Brian from Ham Lake, Mn submitted this question last week. In answering the question, I accidentally deleted it from the system. Since the defense apparently lost the count also, both runners are safe and the batter returns to home plate with the count 3-2. This is one of those special teaching moments that make the game of baseball so special. It is one of baseball's unwritten rules or axioms, never lose track of the count or the number of outs. The written rule covering this situation is: 7-3-1 Section 3. Batting Infractions ~ A batter shall not: Art 1. . .Delay the game by failing to take his position promptly in the batter's box within 20 seconds. *There are 8 exceptions, none of which apply in this example. Penalty: For failure of the batter to be ready within 20 seconds, after the ball has been returned to the pitcher, the umpire shall call a strike. If the batter leaves the batter's box, delays the game none of the exceptions apply, the plate umpire shall charge a strike to the batter. The pitcher need not pitch and the ball remains live. These are some of the internal workings of a baseball game that mostly go unnoticed by the spectators, some of which lead to the observation that baseball is boring. Not so if you are playing, or watching with a look inside of the situation. Much is going on, it just isn't all physical movement. "The theory of baseball is as simple as that of any other sport in vogue, and herein lies one of it's attractive features; and yet, to play the game up to it's highest point of excellence requires as great a degree of mental ability...as any known game of ball." ( from The Game of Baseball by Henry chadwick, 1868.) It was true then, and it is still true today, baseball is an easy game to play; but a hard game to master! Yours in baseball, Rick |
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