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Old Fri Nov 26, 2010, 02:19pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by Linknblue View Post
Ok! What would you hang your hat on if you thought the pitcher was trying to distract a batter by dropping/tossing their glove? What if they did it in every critical situation? What if it was over the top blatent?

I understand the word decieve(ing) isn't in the rules but what is going on is that the pitcher is using deceptive methods to try and distract the batter.

Should this be let go?
Dropped, nothing. Thrown, the rule which was previously cited.

After all, there is no requirement to wear a glove and the pitcher is only making themselves vulnerable.
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