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Originally posted by Rich Ives
That's because 99.44% of the time the pitcher disengages as part of the move to third. Once disengaged no step or throw is required.
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Hm. Strange that Rich picked that number. Ivory soap claims to be 99.44% pure - see
http://www.ivory.com/history.htm. Coincidence? Subliminal advertising?
Oh yeah, and I seem to recall that it's a FED rule that the batter is out if he hits the ball with any part of his foot touching the plate, whether or not he's still partly in the box.