Kevin A posted:What about past balls and wild pitches? My son tends to get out pretty far pretty quick on wild pitches most kids attempt to pick. It looks more like a hockey save than a traditional block. Do they automatically get credited with a past ball or is it like an outfielder attempting to make a diving play and just miss. They dont give the outfielder an error. Seems like the official scorer has some serious power!
If a pitcher buries a 1-2 change or a CB in the dirt and the catcher doesn't block it, I consider it a passed ball. Good catchers consider it a passed ball. Recruiters and scouts expect that ball to be blocked. Official scorers, scoring by the book consider it a wild pitch. Watch a big league game some time, any pitch in the dirt is scored a wild pitch if it gets by the catcher. Can't say it is sensible, but that is the way it is scored. FB's in the dirt, well inside or outside of the plate are hard to block....period. Add some guy on the mound with high velocity, its nearly impossible to front FB's that really miss.