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Old Tue Apr 11, 2006, 08:41am
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Originally Posted by shipwreck
Cecil, I agree. I have only seen or heard of one umpire that called an IP for not touching for a second. Seems like we have many more things to worry about other than if it was 1/2, 3/4 or 1 second. Dave
Actually, I wish they would go to the ISF rule which requires a two-second stop.

The pitcher's have really taken the "one second" to a limit and the officiating has allowed it to the point some umpires basically ignore the rule.
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