David Foster Wallace couldn't hold your guitar Dude.
Now, as for the trivia question, it's 8 ways arguably
Hit
Walk
Hit by pitch
Error
Fielders' choice (which is kinda bullshit)
Defensive interference
The dropped third strike like you described above
+ (Arguably)
Pitch Clock Violation resulting in a 4th Ball being called. Yes, it's still a walk but it's weird as hell.
Apropos of not much, the funniest memory I have of an Orioles game is still 3 very little kids cheering on the birds chanting "Go Oleo! (clapclapclapclap) Go Oleo (clapclapclapclap"
I lumped all interference into one of those buckets, including catcher, fielder, umpire and spectator. Some versions of this question get very granular, like your pitch clock violation walk scenario. If a person wanted to be extremely pedantic — and I'm not saying that either of us does — there are actually dozens of ways for a batter to reach first base. But when, if ever, has someone got on base because four illegal pitches were thrown?
David Foster Wallace couldn't hold your guitar Dude.
Now, as for the trivia question, it's 8 ways arguably
Hit
Walk
Hit by pitch
Error
Fielders' choice (which is kinda bullshit)
Defensive interference
The dropped third strike like you described above
+ (Arguably)
Pitch Clock Violation resulting in a 4th Ball being called. Yes, it's still a walk but it's weird as hell.
Apropos of not much, the funniest memory I have of an Orioles game is still 3 very little kids cheering on the birds chanting "Go Oleo! (clapclapclapclap) Go Oleo (clapclapclapclap"
I lumped all interference into one of those buckets, including catcher, fielder, umpire and spectator. Some versions of this question get very granular, like your pitch clock violation walk scenario. If a person wanted to be extremely pedantic — and I'm not saying that either of us does — there are actually dozens of ways for a batter to reach first base. But when, if ever, has someone got on base because four illegal pitches were thrown?