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Old Thu Dec 14, 2000, 06:04pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally posted by Whowefoolin
Carl, in my short stint as an umpire, I have never been to any official training. I have only picked up stuff from boards like these, people like you, and keeping my eyes and ears open. With that said:

I believe the answer is (b). Reason is that I was taught that if a pitcher is going to make a move to third, it must be convincing enough to pull his pivot foot off the rubber. Just what I was taught as a rule of thumb.

Max
That's a good rule of thumb for OBR and NCAA. FED has specific language that says, in effect, "that dog don't hunt."
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