quote:Originally posted by luv baseball: OBR Rule 10.05 has a note that begins "in applying these rules always give the batter the benefit of the doubt"
That is partially correct, but not completely, and there’s a bit more to it, and that should be noted too.
[/i]Rule 10.05(a) Comment: In applying Rule 10.05(a), the official scorer shall always give the batter the benefit of the doubt. [/b]A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout.[/b][/i]
So its not like the batter should be giving the benefit of all doubt on all scoring rules at all times, and when the last part of the comment is applied, it makes it much easier to interpret. But, no matter what, it still boils down to the SK knowing the difference between exceptional play and ordinary play.