Mon Feb 08, 2010, 03:38pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CelticNHBlue
I haven't worked Fed in a couple years and don't have my book, however, I thought the rule stated that the condition mentioned (heel in contact with plate) is a requirement "when the pitch starts". As such, if the pitcher's heel lifts or the foot rotates, then braking contact, but without creating a new impetus, everything is legal.
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As long as the "contact" is at least partly on top of the plate.
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