It sounds ridiculous. Why would you want to drop strike 3?
Well. You probably wouldn't. It's absolutely counter-intuitive to think that dropping strike 3 would ever serve a constructive purpose but consider this.
Many times in amateur baseball a runners instincts are relied upon rather than sound prudent decision making. Well, here is a play that I have actually seen take place in a high school baseball game that proved costly.
A batter strikes out with a runner on 1st. There are less than two outs so the the batter is retired automatically. If you drop the 3rd strike, the batter might take off running although he is already out. Here is where the play gets interesting. If the runner on 1st doesn't really think he may take off to 2B. You have a chance at recording another out.
I've seen it before. Is it worth it? What have you got to lose?
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