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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
Is it possible that he meant "suspend play immediately after the pitch is done, and then warn the pitcher?" Possibly emphasizing that the umpire should nip it in the bud? Or was he adamant that the play must be killed right away?
If the umpire is truly pitching with enough excessive speed that it becomes a safety issue, the likelihood that the umpire would even be able to kill it before the pitch arrives is pretty small.
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He said dead ball, immediate. I was going to ask him about it but a guy at the table who went to the UIC clinic said it came that was the new interpretation from Oklahoma.