Opinion Poll - Hit By Pitch

I think if the ball hits you, and the bat doesn’t break the plane, you should take your base. If it’s a swing it’s not a HBP. It’s a strike, so it doesn’t punish the pitcher...

Quit bitching and score some runs maybe

That would be treated as leaning as the player would be making no attempt to avoid the ball

Marceaux pitched Olenik inside 4 straight pitches. Olenik didn't swing when he got hit...it sure looked painful.

You should maybe read the rule

They changed the rule buddy. It’s now just that you can’t lean into it. You DONT have to make an effort to get out of the way this year

The amendment to 8.2d.1:

“To penalize the batter with a strike and not award first base if, in the judgement of the umpire, the batter makes an intentional movement to be hit by a pitch, regardless of where the pitch is located.

Rationale
To provide guidance in enforcing the hit by pitch rule and to deter batters from attempting to be hit by the pitch. “Freezing” by a batter is not considered making an intentional movement. A batter who freezes inside the batter’s box and who is hit by a pitch shall be awarded first base.”

Moving your hands into the pitch would be an intentional move in all likelihood. If you didn’t swing and didn’t make a move into the pitch, and you get hit in the hands, you get a base. Getting hit in the hands really fricking hurts and is rather dangerous. Suggesting you could instruct your players to put themselves in a position where they can easily break fingers or hands is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. A player with a broken hand is damn near worthless in baseball

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Moving your hands into the pitch would be an intentional move

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Not if they made it look like a bunt

Obviously You wouldnt. Doesn’t mean it’s fair to penalize a pitcher for pitching a ball that isn’t inside the batters box.

Agree to disagree. I know what the rule is. I’m saying it needs a change. Technically a pitch wouldn’t have to be inside for that to happen. As long as the bat doesn’t cross the plate the batter’s arms could be fully extended and the pitch could be over the middle of the plate.