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Originally posted by Blue37
Prohibits the throwing of baseballs by a defensive player other than the pitcher during a conference. It specifically states the 3rd baseman cannot throw with the shortstop while the coack talks to the pitcher.
There was spirited conversation on this topic last year. We have always allowed this in my area, but it seems we were wrong.
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My association took a hard line when it was done by a player about to enter the game as pitcher. The view was that if the conference was just to stall to give the new pitcher more than 8 warm-ups, count the throws as part of his warm-ups. The association believed it violated the spirit and intent of the rules. A player entering in another position, however, could take a few during the conference.
Mike