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Old Tue Aug 14, 2012, 07:29am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by DG View Post
Batter hitting a HR in a squeeze play situation is a 3rd world play and umpires might use 9.01c to permit the HR to stand. Just sayin..
7.07 isn't only about squeeze plays. It also calls for an immediate dead ball if R3 is attempting a straight steal of home. So the HR would not be allowed to stand.
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