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Old Fri Jan 15, 2010, 08:14am
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Originally Posted by ozzy6900 View Post
While it is bad pitching mechanics to come set before the batter is ready, as long as F1 does not pitch to the batter until both feet (of the batter) are in the box, there is no violation. Once the batter puts both his feet in the box, F1 can technically pitch the ball.
If the pitcher is deliberately trying to catch the batter off guard, it is a quick pitch even if the batter has both feet in the box.
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