But the rules do say what you can do for a batter to become a batter-runner.
You are being absurd, and hopefully facetious.
It does violate the rule that requires the batter to remain in the box between pitches, but it is a game control rule that isn't unsportsmanlike, nor does it have a required penalty. But as Comp noted, there are other rules in place that allows the umpire to move on with the game with or without the batter.
That post addressed a retired batter.Does this post on a different thread apply? What would be a "no doubt" situation where you would make the INT call?
That post addressed a retired batter.
Right. And since this batter did none of them, no matter where she runs or anything else she does, by rule she is still just a batter.
Maybe by your definition she "attempted to become a batter-runner", but that definition is meaningless with respect to the rule book. An offensive player (who comes to bat and has not yet been retired) is either a batter, a batter-runner or a runner. She can't really "attempt to change into something else". Well, I suppose she could "attempt to" but it would be a futile attempt. She can attempt all she wants, but no action she took changes the fact that the rules still classify her as a batter and the only rules that apply to her are the ones that apply to batters.
Now...find a rule that says what to do if "a batter attempts to become a batter-runner when not entitled to".
Sooooo... a "batter" is allowed to run the bases between swings? I didn't know they were allowed to do that!
Does she also get to cut across the diamond on her way back to the box or does she have to retrace her steps through the bases? Does she also get to throw her bat in the field of play when there is a runner in scoring position? So a batter can just run where ever they want to?
Sooooo... a "batter" is allowed to run the bases between swings? I didn't know they were allowed to do that!
Does she also get to cut across the diamond on her way back to the box or does she have to retrace her steps through the bases? Does she also get to throw her bat in the field of play when there is a runner in scoring position? So a batter can just run where ever they want to?