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Originally posted by chuck chopper
I believe in my area that even if stealing was added to the SP game, most leagues I ump would not use it. Catchers usually wait for the pitch to land, then it takes a bad bounce & the catcher has to go chase it...so stealing would be easy. I can see more catchers interference calls also. Would a base runner be able to steal on pitches that land in front of or on the plate ?
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They wait for the pitch to land in the upper levels also. When stealing, the runner cannot leave until the ball has reached the plate. Any ball which hits the plate or does not clear the back corners is a dead ball and no stealing is allowed. There is no catcher's OBSTRUCTION.
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