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Old Thu Jun 03, 2010, 07:28pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by LarryRc View Post
Let me start by saying that I umpire baseball and in no way do I understand the nuances to umping softball. But could this be one of those "rules" that does have some gray areas and is loosely called during the regular season. But when the post season comes, or in this case the College World Series, where EVERYONE is watching, they are told to call every Illegal Pitch regardless of advantage/disadvantage. And in this case Florida pitchers may have been doing this all year and not have been called this tight.
Larry, what does that have to do with the price of eggs?

If it is against the rules, it is against the rules. Apparently, someone believes it is an advantage or there would be no rule forbidding it.

And at this level, there really is no excuse for not knowing what you are going wrong.
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