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Originally Posted by SAump
Cut me a break. I may have stumbled onto a FED/NCAA rule that makes absolutely NO sense. This includes the FED flop over the interpretation of a caught FOUL fly ball. The PENALTY to Rule 6-2-2c Exception is absolutely the strangest one I have ever read.
What purpose would imposing a BALL on a pitcher for tossing an extra baseball during suspended play serve? Would it actually shorten the game? Would it provide a sense of fairness or safety to the leadoff batter who lazily strolls to the plate after taking lengthy signals from base coach? Upon the pitcher's EJECTION in FED ball, doesn't the relief pitcher get an additional unlimited number of pitches? Somebody slap me. Tell me the rationale behind this hummer.
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I don't believe you are reading the Exception correctly. It does not say that the penalty for extra warm up pitches is a called "Ball." In fact, it does not list a penalty at all, rather it is an exception from a penalty as in 6-2-2c, which states that the pitcher must pitch or attempt a play within 20 seconds of receiving the ball. They list an exception to point out that they mean after each pitch, a 20 second count starts, but does not pertain to warm up pitches. In fact, the umpire can authorize more pitches in case of weather conditions or injury.
The umpire is just supposed to tell the catcher that the pitcher's warm ups are done, but there is no penalty for taking an extra one, except that it usually wrankles the umpire a bit.