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Originally posted by whiskers_ump
Mike Rowe posted:
This way, an ODB cannot get nearer the plate and try to get familiar with the timing of the pitch.
Being behind the batter in the ODBC would put batter in
same distance from plate as being in the ODBC on other
side of the plate. No advantage as far as being nearer
the plate. Or are you just stating the reason for the
ODBC?
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That's all I stated. If I remember a year or two ago, there was some college baseball game, and I believe it was repeated in a military game (or maybe that was just an episode from JAG), where the first batter of the inning walked near the plate during the pitcher's warm-ups and took a few practice swings trying to time the pitch.
Apparently, the pitcher took exception and the college player ended up in the hospital with serious damage to his head after the pitcher drilled him with the ball.