Thread: Fair or foul?
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Old Wed Jun 21, 2006, 01:32pm
LMan LMan is offline
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Originally Posted by UmpNW
Maybe I'm naive but where in the rulebook does it say that going to the mouth while on the rubber is a balk? According to 8.02(a)(1), a pitcher is not allowed to bring his hand to him mouth BUT the penalty is for the umpire to call a ball. Is this a FED rule that I am unaware of?
FED 6-2-4 (c)
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