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Originally posted by Daryl H. Long
F1, while in contact with the pitcher's plate, places his pitching hand on his mouth and then distinctly wipes off his pitching hand prior to its touching the ball. This happens (a) no one on base or (b) R1 on first.
What would you call and why?
**Warning: a philosophical rant might just follow.
[Edited by Daryl H. Long on Apr 14th, 2005 at 12:42 AM]
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In FED this movement is interpreted as the start of the pitch -- it would be a ball or a balk, depending on if there are runners.