Fri May 07, 2010, 03:25pm
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
For what it is worth, I think you are both (partially) right. I could swear I remember a mid to late 90's rule change 8.7-R from Runner is out when "fails to keep contact with the base to which they are entitled until a pitched ball is batted" to the current "fails to keep contact with the base to which they are entitled until a pitched ball is batted, touches the ground, or reaches home plate."
The earliest rule book I kept is 1999, and it has the latter language, well before stealing was first introduced to ASA slow pitch in 2004. So, it changed before stealing, but there has been a change, according to my memory.
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It must've been changed before 1993, as I recall the current wording even back then.
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