Fri May 30, 2003, 06:59pm
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Originally posted by Del-Blue
Mike , don't read this.
If she rocks back, and her foot comes off of the pitching plate, she is illegal. If she rocks legally, and slides her foot forward, and her heel is still on the pitcher plate when she strides, even if she lifts her foot just a little, I would not call that. If she lifts her foot and slids it forward, so her entire foot is in front of the pitchers plate, I would call that illegal.
As the plate umpire, I would not call any pitch involving the feet of the pitcher except a pitcher that does not stay within the 24 inches of the pitchers plate. I am watching the ball, not her feet. That is up to the base umpire.
MOPO:: (My own personal opinion)
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Bob,
I have no problem with anything you said here. A pitcher who slides their foot across the pitcher's plate is lifting a little, and if you can see definitive daylight, I would guess you are lying down to see it.
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