Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxs!jimph From: jimph@ihuxs.UUCP (Jim Hendricks) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Beanball penalties Message-ID: <593@ihuxs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 15:11:34 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxs.593 Posted: Thu Aug 16 15:11:34 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Aug-84 01:23:43 EDT References: <805@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 >>> If the batter is beaned, either accidentally or intentionally, >>> the pitcher should be penalized. No, no, no, no!!!! I fully support beanball penalties being stricter than they are because it IS extremely dangerous to be throwing at people and you do not want to in any way endanger someone's career just because of a rivalry and defending your dignity. BUT, you should also take care when making the rules, that you do not interfere with the actual skills involved in playing the game, and if you penalize a pitcher for hitting a batter, you are in effect taking the inside corner of the plate away from a pitcher who is having slight control problems. He is not going to want to throw inside for fear of throwing a little too far inside and hitting the batter. Jim Hendricks ihuxs!jimph