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Old Thu Jun 28, 2012, 08:19am
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve View Post
All codes say "Complete stop." No pause mentioned in rules of baseball. A pause is not enough. Anything less than a complete stop is unacceptable. Think stop sign in a motor vehicle: If you bump through it or roll through it, they give you a ticket. Your wheels have to come to a complete stop before taking off again. It's a balk in baseball.
Coaches think this goes the other direction -- not only must there be a complete stop, but there must be a pause (of some length) after the complete stop. That is incorrect. As long as I can discern a stop, it's legal.
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