Thread: Illegal or not?
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Old Fri Jul 30, 2004, 01:33pm
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When I said "behind" I meant from my perspective of being "in front." I didn't mean necessarily touching the outside of the glove on the back.

Also note that what I was describing was a situation where it is not possible for the plate (and only) umpire to see exactly when and where they come together.

Since the rule is intended (in my view) to give the batter a visual of when the pitch starts, if it looks like they are coming together, it meets the purpose of the rule.
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