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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 10:01pm
David B David B is offline
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Originally Posted by mbyron View Post
If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.

If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.

It's not that difficult in practice.
Very well put - basically the batter is safe in the box for most baseball.
If he does something abnormal, you as an umpire will know it.

Thanks
David
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