Thanks Mark. That's what I've said all along. This is a play that you'll never see. Thoeretically, it is possible that it could happen and by rule, it would be legal. As officials, we can't go throwing around 2-3 because we don't like the way a play looks.
Realistically, if you judge that the ball has been held by the player who is batting the ball, then you can establish PC. But we can't just ignore the rules, invoke 2-3 and say that it traveling. A player who has not had control of the ball cannot travel.
I'm done.
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