I was watching the Texas/Rice game last evening on the TV and in the attempt to intentionally walk the batter to set up a force, the pitcher launches ball four over the catcher’s head allowing the runner to advance from second to third. While the game of pitch and catch can be described as a simple and basic function of baseball, if done enough times, the law of averages will catch up with you. Hence the pitcher and catcher are given certain exemptions from being burdened with the error as described in the official rules of baseball. As the father of a P/C it makes perfect sense to me!
FROM THE RULES:
Because the pitcher and catcher handle the ball much more than other fielders, certain misplays on pitched balls are defined in Rule 10.15 as wild pitches and passed balls. No error shall be charged when a wild pitch or passed ball is scored.
Fungo