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Originally Posted by CecilOne
If it's an IP, cannot be remedied, doesn't that mean it is illegal whether completed or not. The rules I quoted do not include delay in the penalty, the others do.
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The IP is considered an infraction by the defense to put the offense at a disadvantage. The DDB is to allow the offense the opportunity to get all they can get from the play rather than kill the play. Because if this, in general, I think the NFHS interpretations of declaring a dead ball before the pitch even starts are not what I would do if I was making the rules. Now, allowing the pitcher to disengage and nullify the IP is another matter entirely. But, a strict reading of the rules allows this.