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Originally posted by ohiogray
Batter can just as well keep one foot in the box with the other foot out while turning to 3rd base coach and still get the sign.
If none of the acceptable conditions forced him out of the box then a strike should have been called.
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That was the rule until a few years ago -- then they added the words "delays the game" to 7-3-1 Penalty.
See 7.3.1D, 7.3.1F, 7.3.1G, 7.3.1I, 7.3.1K
I agree that there are cases that seem to show the opposite - -I think these are left over from the rules change and didn't get corrected.