I wonder...
In baseball, if the batter swings at a third strike, but the catcher doesn't catch the ball, the batter can run as if he'd hit the ball. Two things I wonder about this:
If there's someone already on first, does he have to run to second, presumably causing an easy double play? If so, when is this forced run triggered.. when the ball is dropped, or if the batter makes a move toward running?
Who came up with this crazy rule? "Your goal as a batter is to hit the ball, and if you hit the ball you earn a chance at running to the bases. But we'll cut you a break if you don't actually hit the ball, if the catcher is also a noob." (Less rhetorically, how did this rule come about?)
If there's someone already on first, does he have to run to second, presumably causing an easy double play? If so, when is this forced run triggered.. when the ball is dropped, or if the batter makes a move toward running?
Who came up with this crazy rule? "Your goal as a batter is to hit the ball, and if you hit the ball you earn a chance at running to the bases. But we'll cut you a break if you don't actually hit the ball, if the catcher is also a noob." (Less rhetorically, how did this rule come about?)