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From: rcpilz@ihuxj.UUCP (R. C. Pilz)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Beanball penalties - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 15:44:13 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 23 15:44:13 1984
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I like the general idea. What I like even better is:
First intentional hitting of the player or near miss,
warn both benches. Second bean ball - HOME RUN - pitcher and
manager ejected. Fines to follow as appropriate by the
league.
The umpire should be intelligent enough to know the difference
between a pitcher throwing a "purpose pitch" that protects the
strike zone from the hitter and a "get even" pitch to hurt the
player for previously hitting a Home Run or from a beaning in
a previous. The umpires can figure it out, I usually can. The
way the rules are made now, the hitters are more bold and stay
up too long because they feel the rules are on their side. They
are going to get killed. We need to make the penalties so severe
that it just is not good for the team to do it (the bean ball)
let alone unfair.
  
(Go Chicago --- pick your team!)		R. C. Pilz