"The pitcher, in a relaxed manner (not his normal windup), threw the ball to the catcher who was far to the outside (in the LH batters box,) when he caught the ball. There was no intent to throw a strike or a hitable pitch, he was just trying to get the ball to the catcher."
How is this different than an IBB?
As I said in my initial post above there was very little doubt in anyone's mind (specifically mine as the PU) what was occurring:
There is also very little doubt in my mind that this is either a ball or an IP/Balk. An in-contact throw by the pitcher toward the plate is a pitch. Tell the coach(noun) that he should have properly coached(verb) his players how to properly disengage the rubber. If he can't, then don't ask me to bail him out.
Jay
CA-41ret