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					Originally Posted by hags7
					
				 2 questions on tough rules:
 1. Are the hands "part of the bat" when a batter is hit by a pitch?  I haven't been able to find it in the rulebook.
 
 2. What is the proper procedure for an appeal to a base?  Is it required that the pitched step back on the rubber then step off to appeal, or can they just go straight to the appeal?
 
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1. This is not a "tough rule", this is a silly myth.
2. Under all codes, if the ball is live, the pitcher does not have to take the rubber and step off.  The codes differ as to what can/has to be done under dead ball situations.