You have to be fans of both schools or you are umpires mad that you didn't get the assignment because these things happen every day its part of the game. That might make me 3/3 and clyde no im not a cch fan.

 

Let me translate this.

 

BBBS is saying that the only way he can see people complaining on here is either a)you are a Harrison County fan or b)an umpire that didn't get to work the tournament.

 

Errors happen and are part of the game.

 

Not sure what exactly is making him 3 for 3.

 

States the obvious that he dislikes CCH.

 

You're welcome.

Looking at the video, I think it was a bad call. Looked like he took a normal stride. The key to me, is I think even if he tries to move, he still maybe gets hit with the pitch. Those balls that bounce right in front of you are tough to avoid. As a batter, If I know I'm going to get hit, I at least want to be able to control where I get hit...and that may mean not moving. Unless the ball is coming at my arms at or below the elbow, or coming at my head, I was taught to stay in there. If this situation happened at the pro or college level, I guarantee the batter gets the base.

 

How in the world would you call that a bad call? That ball was going maybe 60 mph and he put his leg directly into the ball. Even more obvious than I had expected it to be. Of course this rule isn't applicable in the MLB, because there's no way in hell a player is going to take a 90 MPH fastball to the shin on purpose. No idea why this is even a controversy after watching it. Congrats to the Mustangs. First team ever. You'll never forget it.

Congrats to Brossart on the big win. I like to see David come out on top of Goliath every now and then.

 

I wouldn't necessarily call it David and Goliath. Harrison County wasn't favored by many to win the 10th Region. Brossart was a small underdog, if they were even one at all.

The bottom line is, the "moving out of the way of a pitch" rule is not enforced consistently in high school. The call is never made that there's not an objection from that team's coach. If the rule was enforced consistently, this wouldn't be the case.

 

Technically, the call was 100 percent correct that the batter made no effort to avoid the pitch. However, when batters make an attempt to avoid a pitch, they're often criticized by coaches, and you'll almost always hear the classic "Wear it!" or "We got ice!" from the dugout. The batter did what I'm sure he's been taught to do, and take the pitch for the good of the team. However, the call was correct.

 

I think it's a stupid rule to begin with that a batter has to move, but I guess that's neither here nor there.

I've read this entire post and I dont have a dog in the fight and I didnt see the game either. BUT it sounds to me Harrison didnt bring there A game last night for some reason maybe over confident not sure. But the bottom line is they lost and they probably shouldnt have. And thats why everyone is complaining about 1 call. That one call didnt help their cause but it DIDNT cost them the game.

I've read this entire post and I dont have a dog in the fight and I didnt see the game either. BUT it sounds to me Harrison didnt bring there A game last night for some reason maybe over confident not sure. But the bottom line is they lost and they probably shouldnt have. And thats why everyone is complaining about 1 call. That one call didnt help their cause but it DIDNT cost them the game.

 

Amen!

I would have loved to see Mac Whitaker's reaction to this call..

 

It was on WKYT sports section ....

Let me translate this.

 

BBBS is saying that the only way he can see people complaining on here is either a)you are a Harrison County fan or b)an umpire that didn't get to work the tournament.

 

Errors happen and are part of the game.

 

Not sure what exactly is making him 3 for 3.

 

States the obvious that he dislikes CCH.

 

You're welcome.

 

Thanks Clyde.....forgot my BBBS to English dictionary.....

 

 

BBBS......just foolin' around.......don't take it to heart Bro.

It's sad that an incorrect call is the cause of 6 seniors high school baseball careers being ended. Hunter Hill in no way moved into the pitch.

 

What happened to the other 6 innings?

 

Don't let it come down to that particular play or call. Take care of business early and often and their are no excuses. JMO.

 

And knowing Whitaker, I can assure you that he echoed the same thing to his players after the game even know as much as he didnt agree with the call.

How in the world would you call that a bad call? That ball was going maybe 60 mph and he put his leg directly into the ball. Even more obvious than I had expected it to be. Of course this rule isn't applicable in the MLB, because there's no way in hell a player is going to take a 90 MPH fastball to the shin on purpose. No idea why this is even a controversy after watching it. Congrats to the Mustangs. First team ever. You'll never forget it.

 

Actually, the rule is written the same way in MLB, so it is applicable. Most good hitters (that stride) take that step on every pitch. Again, I don't know that the hitter gets out of the way and doesn't get hit even if he attempts to move. It's a bad rule, which is why it isn't enforced anywhere but apparently here in Ky. Personally, I think if the pitchers have no fear of hitting batters, it tilts the game too far in favor of the pitcher, which is why I think this isn't enforced at higher levels of baseball.

 

And yes, Congrats to Brossart. I'm glad to see them win the region, and hope they do well in the sweet 16

Looking at the video, I think it was a bad call. Looked like he took a normal stride. The key to me, is I think even if he tries to move, he still maybe gets hit with the pitch. Those balls that bounce right in front of you are tough to avoid. As a batter, If I know I'm going to get hit, I at least want to be able to control where I get hit...and that may mean not moving. Unless the ball is coming at my arms at or below the elbow, or coming at my head, I was taught to stay in there. If this situation happened at the pro or college level, I guarantee the batter gets the base.

 

Watch the video again and this time watch the hitter's previous at-bat shown in the video - the one where he hits the double down the 3B line. You will not see him make the same over-exaggerated inward leg turn that he does on the pitch that he is hit. His movement on that pitch was not normal and was clearly the reason he got hit with the pitch. It certainly looks like the right call was made to me.

Actually, the rule is written the same way in MLB, so it is applicable. Most good hitters (that stride) take that step on every pitch. Again, I don't know that the hitter gets out of the way and doesn't get hit even if he attempts to move. It's a bad rule, which is why it isn't enforced anywhere but apparently here in Ky. Personally, I think if the pitchers have no fear of hitting batters, it tilts the game too far in favor of the pitcher, which is why I think this isn't enforced at higher levels of baseball.

 

And yes, Congrats to Brossart. I'm glad to see them win the region, and hope they do well in the sweet 16

 

It's not enforced in higher levels of baseball because players aren't throwing 60 mph breaking balls that the player can put his leg into without any physical pain. It may be a bad rule. But it's a rule. End of story.

Looking at the video, I think it was a bad call. Looked like he took a normal stride. The key to me, is I think even if he tries to move, he still maybe gets hit with the pitch. Those balls that bounce right in front of you are tough to avoid. As a batter, If I know I'm going to get hit, I at least want to be able to control where I get hit...and that may mean not moving. Unless the ball is coming at my arms at or below the elbow, or coming at my head, I was taught to stay in there. If this situation happened at the pro or college level, I guarantee the batter gets the base.

 

No, you can't guarantee that, I've seen PLENTY of batters brought back to the box in college and the pros for this. The umpire made a gutsy call AND a good one, that's what he's out there for. This was an obvious one by the way, it was definitely the correct call!!!

I received this message from an umpire yesterday and he told me I could relay it if I liked.

 

"'A batter must not permit a ball to hit him' could be the most vague rule we have in the book. If a pitch is in the batters box and hits him then we award whether they move or not as long as they dont gain ground towards the incoming ball or plate. If the pitch is between the plate and the batters box and hits him he is staying at the plate and it might even be a strike. They shouldn't be getting hit by a pitch that's almost a strike. Curveball or not. The batters box is 6 inches away from plate so that pitch better be 6 inches or more off inside corner of plate if you want to be awarded for getting hbp. Now if it bounces we've got another problem because a batter cannot assume where a bounced ball will go but if he still should stick his leg out to get hit on purpose, thats purely judgement."

No, you can't guarantee that, I've seen PLENTY of batters brought back to the box in college and the pros for this. The umpire made a gutsy call AND a good one, that's what he's out there for. This was an obvious one by the way, it was definitely the correct call!!!

 

Agree to disagree. I do know I've seen thousands of MLB games and I played D1 baseball, and never saw it called once. In this situation, really, I don't think the call could have been argued if it had gone the other way. It was a tough call at a tough time, and the ump did what he thought was right. It's not the reason Brossart won. That I think we agree on.