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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Actually the MLBUM says if a pitched ball slips .. .
So Andy Pettitte starts his delivery from set and drops the ball. Given his "move" how do you distinguish whether it was a pitch or not?
Or a pitcher does a "swing back" toward 2B, from which he can either pitch or go to 2B, and drops the ball - how do you distinguish?
Ball hits the ground and rolls obver the line - ball.
That;s my story and I'm sticking to it.
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That's okay. I understand you and many others feel that way. I'm just saying that the interps you referred to do not back you up. They specifically mention a "pitched" ball, not a ball dropped when the pitcher is not in the process of delivering a pitch.