Stupid Baseball Rules, Part I

Baseball currently has some pretty stupid rules so I'm sure I'll have or someone else will have a part II+ somewhere. But here's one in particular I find retarded. I'm currently watching the White Sox game in class on ESPN's Gamecast and this popped up on my screen:

M Olivio struck out swinging. M Olivio is safe at first on a wild pitch by O Dotel

Now I understand how his happened; it's in a similiar way way AJ Peirzynski got on base in that controversial game White Sox/ Angels in the 2005 ALCS- the dropped third strike (or something along those lines). But let's think about this rule- the batter struck out. It's official, within 3+ pitcher the batter is out, YET HE"S STILL GET ON BASE. What a stupid fuck rule.