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Originally Posted by David B
I may be wrong, but from my reading etc., I think all FED was trying to do is try and get the umpires to actually call a ball on the batter for a violation by F1.
In the past, its basically been ignored as a don't do that.
Thanks
David
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In the past it's been a balk IF it's been penalized. Unfortunately, if it's ignored and a coach complains, HE has the rule book to back up enforcement. Sometimes it's not easy to say "OK, if you want that enforced then you'll have to get YOUR guys in line with...."
This has never really been a big problem in Illinois, either. For all I used to care in high school ball, if a pitcher wanted to reach in his mouth and scratch his tonsils, as long as it helped him throw strikes I never made an issue of it. However, it's become an issue SOMEWHERE, so the FED is trying to crack down.
JJ