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I can assure you that your friend (I know who you're referring to) would not call the IP because none of them would. Would you want to be the only umpire that calls it when no one has called it all year? I don't think so. All I'm saying is that if the officials won't call it then take it out of the book.
Funny, I just talked to him. He said that there were over 15 illegal pitches called against one pitcher in the tournament. There was also a former olympic umpire at this tournament. While I haven't talked to her, I feel quite sure that she wouldn't have any problem calling an illegal pitch on anyone she saw.
While I personally think the women should be able to pitch the same way the men do, that is not my decision and I see the illegal pitch enforced all the time. We cover it in pregames, especially if we have a pitcher that we know throws illegally and the illegal pitch is called when it happens.
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