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In response to "A-Rod out 6-8 weeks after getting a broken wrist from the hit-ny-pitch last night -- nm" by Beaker

I'm curious as to why a pitcher was allowed to hit 3 batters in less than an innings work and not be tossed. -- nm

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Jul 25 '12, 07:43

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Because the pitcher had only given up one run and has the nickname of King. -- nm - Other David Jul 25, 08:06 4
- I'd love to find a stat on something like this. I would think most pitchers would have been tossed after #2. -- nm - Jim Jul 25, 08:09 3
  - without a warning being issued? not likely. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:09 2
    - I'd love to find a stat on something like this. I would think most pitchers would have been issued a warning after #2. -- nm - Jim Jul 25, 08:10 1
      - if a Yankee pitcher would have hit a Mariner after that, a warning would have been issued. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:11
no sign of intent? -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 07:49 32
- Three guys. What were they waiting for, number four or five? - Krusty Jul 25, 07:53 31
  - by all rights he should have been pulled by his manager for not making his pitches. - znufrii Jul 25, 07:55 30
    - He should have been ejected. Especially after hitting Arod. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:01 29
      - you are saying this as a Yankee fan, you do not eject someone - groiny Jul 25, 08:02 28
        
        A 91mph changeup. Not exactly the usual changeup. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:13 6
        
        it was 88 mph according to the clip I watched. - groiny Jul 25, 08:14 5
        
        I think your reaction is biased as a Yankee and Arod hater. If three Sox were hit you'd be pissed and not making excuses. - Krusty Jul 25, 08:17 4
        
        and yes, I likely would be upset if it were 3 Sox getting hit. - groiny Jul 25, 08:20
        
        See, you are very wrong there. - groiny Jul 25, 08:19 2
        
        If he's notorious for hitting guys they shouldn't have let him stay in long enough to hit a third. - Krusty Jul 25, 08:21 1
        
        they just do not warn you for hitting someone, unless the umpire thinks it is intentional. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:21
        
        crap. guy hits 3 batters he should be gone. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:08 4
        
        there is no rule for this. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:09 3
        
        and as every real baseball fan knows much is implied when it comes to getting hit by a pitch. 3 batters hit is too much. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:11 2
        
        on fastballs, I would agree. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:13 1
        
        A 91mph changeup. That's a fastball for a lot of guys. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:14
        
        Forget the pitch. He hit three guys! He had poor control. You eject him for not controlling his pitches and hitting THREE guys. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:07 6
        
        I'm not sure it's the umpire's job to stop a player from playing like crap. -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 08:14 5
        
        No but it is his job to eject a pitcher that continually hits batters which is the result of his poor control. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:15 4
        
        loss of control is a quality of play issue, it's not against any rules that I know of. - znufrii Jul 25, 08:18 2
        
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        he hit Ichiro in the 7th, but fine, whatever. - znufrii Jul 25, 08:24
        
        youa re talking about one of the best pitchers in the game. - groiny Jul 25, 08:16
        
        I call bullshit on that. Hernandez is a Cy Young caliber pitcher...and he hits 3 out of 5 batters? - Jim Jul 25, 08:07 3
        
        it was a CHANGEUP. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:08 2
        
        it was the THIRD BATTER IN LESS THAN AN INNING!! nm - Jim Jul 25, 08:09 1
        
        sure, he was trying to hit people when he was winning 3-1. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:10
        
        3 batters hit in a row? gone -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 08:03 4
        
        they weren't in a row. -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 08:04 2
        
        ahh slightly different. But still 3 is a lot regardless of timing -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 08:06 1
        
        It was three of the last five guys he faced. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:11
        
        this. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:04
to be honest, Arod got hit with a changeup, and he did not react all that well in getting out of the way. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 07:47 15
- Three is too many. Things might get ugly tonight. I don't know if Nova is willing/able to hit batters on purpose. - Krusty Jul 25, 07:52 11
  - yeah, but again, if Arod reacts correctly (spinning away from the pitch) - groiny Jul 25, 07:56 9
    - You're blaming the guy that got hit? Come on!?! A MLB pitcher shouldn't hit three guys and he definitely should get to continue - Krusty Jul 25, 08:00 3
      - if a player is leaning over the plate and they get hit? yes, it is their fault. - groiny Jul 25, 08:01 2
        
        Arod doesn't crowd the plate and he's always looking for the inside pitch. I don't think you can blame him at all. - Krusty Jul 25, 08:06 1
        
        I sympathize with him getting hurt, but the truth is, he reacted poorly to the pitch. - groiny Jul 25, 08:08
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      - you have a ball coming at your head, you are taught to turn away from the pitch. - groiny Jul 25, 07:59 3
        
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        yawn all you like, you are letting your emotions cloud the truth. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 08:02 1
        
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- true but it's still odd. I think most umps would have tossed Hernandez just on principle -- nm - decline Jul 25, 07:51 2
  - They usually warn both teams after one hbp but almost always after the second. He wasn't even tossed after the third! Intentional or not he should - Krusty Jul 25, 07:57 1
    - not true. They warn when there is intent most of the time. - groiny Jul 25, 07:58

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