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Old Sat May 16, 2009, 06:16pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000 View Post
NFHS 6.2 Art.2... The pitcher shall not at any time during the game be allowed to use tape or other substance on the ball or contact points of the pitching hand or fingers; nor shall any other player apply a foreign substance to the ball. (There's more but I don't have the time right now to type all of it.)

See PENALTY: (Art.2)
Another example of rules overkill based upon baseball mentality. The rule should simply forbid applying a foreign substance to the ball and leave it at that.
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