re: Strikeout rule makes no sense

Think about it like this. You have an 0-2 count and no one on base. A wild pitch is thrown. If you simply swing at the wild pitch with no intention of hitting it, you can just run to first base. Meanwhile, if that same thing happens and you don’t swing, you have to stay put, you just get a ball.

This is rediculious. No batter in the game of baseball is going to strike out on purpose. The batter has no idea if the catcher is going to catch the ball or not.

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A catcher should have the ability to complete the out.

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I've always thought the rule was silly. The out is completely when the batter swings and missing for strike 3.

It’s just how the game is. Why does a runner have to tag on a caught fly ball before he can advance, when he can steal a base at any other time? Why does a run not score if it crosses home plate before the 3rd out if it’s a force but not a tagged out? It’s just the rules they came up with and they are just fine the way they are.

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Or they could keep it as is and watch the popularity of the game continue to decline.

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So you think people aren’t watching baseball because of this particular rule?

I ask again. WHY does this rule need to change?

Just because non baseball people don’t like the rule?

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So you think people aren’t watching baseball because of this particular rule? I ask again. WHY does this rule need to change? Just because non baseball people don’t like the rule?

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people aren’t watching baseball because it’s far too slow with too little action.

And there are a bunch of rules i’d change in baseball, including this one, which i’ve always thought was silly. if you swing and miss for a third strike, you’re out. Simple as that.

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Yes but when you think about it logically it’s absurd.

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No it isn't.