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Originally posted by ccbestul
What is missing here: the rules do not forbid the pitcher from stepping toward home plate to retire a runner.
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The rules might not, but the case book does.
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The pitcher did not look in for any signs. He did not begin his preliminary motions even. 6.1.3 states "Before starting delivery..." This implies a period of time from stepping on the rubber and being ready to deliver. This is the time I'm talking about.
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Agreed -- but once the pitcher made a motion to home, it was the "start of a delivery" -- even though it might (depending on what else he did) be an illegal delivery.
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The pitcher stepped on the rubber and the runner took off.
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Isn't that a synopsis of 6.1.1D? Why doesn't the Comment apply?
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