Thoughts on the pitch clock for MLB?

[nja13]

Not MLB, but college baseball. Maybe this has been discussed elsewhere, but in yesterday's Husker game against Hawaii, Nebraska jacked a 2-run homer.

But after the play, they ruled the pitch clock had expired just before he threw the ball, therefore it was a dead ball/no pitch. The two runs were erased and the batter was given a ball.

IMO, in a situation like this, if the time expires so close to the pitch that the pitch is still thrown, the offense should be able to choose between a ball and the result of the pitch. This would be similar to football when a defensive lineman jumps offside the play is allowed to continue and the offense gets the option of the penalty or the result of the play.

In the situation above, the pitcher committed a violation and the offense got punished.

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

Not MLB, but college baseball. Maybe this has been discussed elsewhere, but in yesterday's Husker game against Hawaii, Nebraska jacked a 2-run homer.

But after the play, they ruled the pitch clock had expired just before he threw the ball, therefore it was a dead ball/no pitch. The two runs were erased and the batter was given a ball.

IMO, in a situation like this, if the time expires so close to the pitch that the pitch is still thrown, the offense should be able to choose between a ball and the result of the pitch. This would be similar to football when a defensive lineman jumps offside the play is allowed to continue and the offense gets the option of the penalty or the result of the play.

In the situation above, the pitcher committed a violation and the offense got punished.

On one hand I think, “Nah, if they don’t get the pitch off in time they didn’t get it off. Dead ball.

On the other hand, having a dugout full of players screaming “Swing” on a free pitch - sounds like a lot of fun.