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The rule is clear as mud.
1. When was the last time you saw a squeeze play with the batter swinging? There is no ASA definition of "squeeze". By definition a squeeze play is a bunted ball. Not to mention, the difference between a suicide squeeze and a safety squeeze. If the runner is going on the pitch and the batter swings, you have a hit and run.
2. How can you know the runner's intent at the time of this call? Every runner takes a leadoff on the pitch. There is nothing that indicates the runner is attempting to steal versus taking an aggressive lead. And would this include a "delayed steal"?
I find this rule patently unenforceable, except with an attempted bunt with a runner on 3rd.
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