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Originally posted by Atl Blue
A PITCHER does NOT have to disengage the rubber to make a legal appeal! Where in the world did THAT come from? It is perfectly legal for a pitcher to step directly to and throw to a base while still in contact with the rubber.
And a throw to 2B for the purpose of an appeal IS making a play, a specific exception mentioned in the rules which would allow the pitcher to throw to an unoccupied base.
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I was glad to read your first comment above. It was bothering me since I first read that claim.
Your second comment is now bothering me though. You emphasize that the throw for the purpose of an appeal is a "play." It what way do you mean this in light of the language used in 7.10, "An appeal is not to be interpreted as a play or an attempted play."?