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Picture this. RHP from behind the rubber, turns his right foot to the right and places it parallel to and in contact with the rubber and as he is doing this brings his hands together and plants his left foot on the ground in a direct line to the plate 3 feet from his right foot and stops. He is set, without a conventional stretch, and can pitch from this position. He may not need to get a sign, so the stop could be brief. I think this is consistent with the wording provided in the JEA on this subject.
To consider this a quick pitch I would have to consider the same conditions under which I would call one from the windup position, ie a batter is stepping into the box, and the pitcher is moving in a quick, deliberate manner to surprise the batter before he is set. The fact that he did not get a sign while in contact with the rubber before using a conventional stretch would not constitute a quick pitch.
[Edited by DG on Mar 1st, 2006 at 11:15 PM]
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