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Originally Posted by mbyron
This: Where was the pitch? The CI rule prohibits F2 from moving over the plate, into the batter's "hitting zone." But if the pitch is 2 feet outside, this can't be CI.
This: F2 must be in the catcher's box when the pitch is released. He can't get far when the pitch is in the air. Moreover, CI has nothing to do with the runner: it's about affording the batter a fair opportunity to strike at the pitch.
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mb, I thought that the requirement that the catcher needed to be in the box until the release of the pitch only pertained to an intentional walk. Although a catcher can move out early for a pitch-out, it does not seem to be in the spirit of the rules to allow him to catch it before it crosses an extended line defined by the leading edge of the plate.