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Old Thu Apr 25, 2002, 11:28am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Re: pickoff is a play

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Originally posted by night_ninja
Not sure how OBR or NCAA rule is stated, but if it's stated as you say it is, then a pick-off attempt would be nullified as it is a play. A play is defined as "a unit of actoin which begins when a pitcher has the ball in his possession in pitching position and ends when ball becomes dead or pitcher again holds the ball while iin pitching position"
That's the FED definition, so I'll assume you're asking about FED rules.

I agree -- the pick-off is a play. A play with a fielder(s) in foul territory is not nullified in FED. It's allowed. See 1.1.3, especially part (a).
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