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Originally Posted by Rich
Personally, I'm going to call time at this point and check the ball -- before the catcher does what you describe here.
If I have to award bases on detached player equipment, I will, but if I can avoid it (like in this situation), you're damned right I will.
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Unless you're a mindreader, why would you check the ball? I'm assuming you don't do it on all balls in the dirt. I think you're looking retroactively at the situation and applying a proactive remedy that you just won't have at the time it would need to be applied.