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Do we dare call it that way?
I am a FED umpire and like others, I come here to learn and improve my game. But I wonder if I dare make that call in a game because your un-named friend said we should do so. Understand I am not trying to be nasty, but that seems a bit of a stretch when I believe that the rule book does address it quite well.
BlueZebra quoted an old book, but that Exception still exists in 2003 FED book. It is specifically hooked to different sections about different types of illegal pitches. The penalty for an illegal pitch is a "ball and move up one base" UNLESS the pitcher completes the delivery . . . AND the batter hits the ball fair or foul OR becomes a base runner THEN the coach of the team at bat has option: result of play (hit batter, dead ball), or penalty for IP.
Why is that not very clear?
WMB
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