Thread: Brushing off the picthing plate and the bases
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Old Thu Aug 02, 2007, 08:39pm
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Originally Posted by waltjp
Not true..
Then, why do FP umpires clean off the rubber? Is it a required mechanic in softball?

If memory serves, watching the College World Series, the pitchers were 2-3 feet in front of the rubber as they released the ball.
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