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When all else fails, use common sense. The purpose of this penalty is to avoid delays caused by the batter. It would be ludicrous to penalize him for just happening to be out of the box, when this had no effect on the game (and was not his fault anyway).
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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