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Old Tue May 20, 2008, 03:25pm
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Originally Posted by umpjong
This is worded this way because of fields with dirt infields.
How about saying simply the "mound," which would refer to the hill. It's a lot easier to determine if a pitcher's standing on the hill than if he's "approximately" 5 feet away from the rubber.