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Old Mon Jun 20, 2011, 09:30am
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Originally Posted by Larry1953 View Post

That brings me to a question about the hidden ball trick. The rules say a pitcher cannot straddle the rubber without the ball... Presumably this disallows undue deception while trying to pull off the HBT. What I am unclear on is whether the pitcher is allowed to go up on the circular lump of dirt called the mound without the ball in his possession when play is "relaxed" or is he just not allowed to stand on or straddle the rubber?
Depends on which rules code you're using.

JJ
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