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Originally posted by PWL
Carl,
I heard having a captain at the home plate meetings was going to be something new in FED this year. I also heard that some of the gloves that were illegal for pitchers in the past were going to be made legal. For example, the brown and black two tone were now going to be okay. However, if they were of a grey or white as in the past they would still be illegal.
The reference I use when the pitcher is on the mound instead of set is "toe the rubber". He can still be in the same position you descibed, only his pivot foot can be behind the rubber. As you well know even if he has his pivot foot on the rubber, he can still turn his shoulders towards first base.
The other term I use is "set stop". As you also know, as the pitcher is coming to his stop, he can also turn his shoulders towards first. When he comes to his stop, he becomes more restricted in his movement. That is why I use these terms.
I understand where you are coming from on the mound issue, too. If someone has dug a grave in front of the rubber, I'm going to give some leeway. I know some schools don't maintain their fields as good as others. Some even have to use a public facility.
You know how four letter words can get you in trouble. BALK is one of those words.
I just like my games to run as smooth and painless as possible.
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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We understand what you mean, but that's not what you say. "When the pitcher in in the set position" means he has his pivot foot in front of and within the edges of the pitcher's plate. If his foot is behind the pitcher's plate, he's not a pitcher. When he is in the set position, then, his pitching hand must be behind his back or at his side.
FED 1-1-1 says one player
must be designated captain. That's been the rule for 30 years. What's new this year is that the head coach has to be at that pregame meeting.
As for turning his shoulders as he's coming to a stop being legal: The FED interprets that to mean he cannot turn
after he brings his hands together, whether he's still moving to the complete stop or has stopped already.
Here's a hint I've found useful: Always describe an event by its rule book name:
It's not "coming set"; it's "coming to a stop."
It's not "dropped third strike"; it's "pitch not caught in flight."
The runner is not out for passing a preceding runner (OBR to the contrary).
Who does the passing isn't important. What counts is which runner is in advance on the base path. When it's the trailing runner, he's out, even if the other runner passed him going back to the base.
A ball nicked down at the plate isn't a "foul tip." That critter has to be a caught foul ball that went direct from the bat to the hand or mitt.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.