No problem with that rant, Scott. I have to admit that my former district uic used to say just about the same thing regarding cleaning the pitcher's plate - "I don't do that 'cuz then I might see something."
Now, that's not how I work - but it is how I worked for a few years, until I got serious and the games I worked.
If it's a scrimmage or JV type of game I'm working, I'll stop the game & explain why something was not a legal pitch. Any other kind of game, I'll call the illegal pitch the first time it's seen - regardless of the inning or game conditions.
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Steve M
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