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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Have no idea why that would change, the runner is allowed to leave at the same moment now as they have been in the past.
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Just a guess from a FP umpire... maybe they've never had a real reason to try to time the pitch so closely before.
Now, maybe they are trying to be moving just as the ball reaches the plate, just like FP runners try to be moving just as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand.
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Tom,
I don't see the difference. A SP player trying to get a jump on a possible batted ball is nothing new. Players have been doing it for years.
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