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Originally posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Mike,
I have to digress with you as fair territory does matter, because if it hits the ground on the sides of the plate (that is in fair territory) the ball becomes dead. You can't imagine how fast I had to call dead ball on those kinds of pitches.
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Rwest is correct. The rule book specifically states the front edge of the plate, so it is very possible that a pitch land in fair territory and still remain live.
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