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Old Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:31pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by dileonardoja View Post
I am assuming it is correct to do it on a dead ball Intentional BB in FED.
I don't do FED baseball, so I'm not sure what the approved mechanic is when the defense requests to put the batter on first base. But since this is usually preceeded by a verbal request that everybody within earshot hears, I don't see a need to point.

The only time I believe it's acceptable to point to first base is when the batter gets hit by a pitch that isn't very apparent. Otherwise, I agree with others here.
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