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re: Can we talk about this "batter has to move to avoid being HBP" rule in baseball?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 5:59 pm to tylerdurden24
Posted on 2/24/15 at 5:59 pm to tylerdurden24
It's solely to stop guys crowding the plate or discourage leaning into the pitch. It's very subjective for the umpire to say a guy was trying to avoid the pitch or not. It is meant to discourage teams like aTm who lead the SEC in HBP with 17, from cheating their way to 1st base.
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Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:06 pm to CockInYourEar
I know that it has always been a rule, but I thought I heard last weekend and the weekend before it being mentioned that they're really going to be looking for it this season and call guys on it more. I just don't see where getting hit in the shoulder and standing your ground while it happens should warrant revocation of the otherwise-awarded base.
And FWIW the guy that got hit ended up getting on base anyway. The call didn't hurt UGA, just seemed like a BS call given what had happened.
And FWIW the guy that got hit ended up getting on base anyway. The call didn't hurt UGA, just seemed like a BS call given what had happened.
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