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Originally Posted by CecilOne
If yes above, then the pitcher stepping on when all else is ready, would seem to be "when the situation warrants".
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It's a timing thing. When you visibly put the ball in play, doesn't it happen a second or two after the pitcher steps on the plate? You don't do it simultaneously to when she does, do you? So, technically, the violation occurred before you had the opportunity to put it in play, did it not?
The norm around here is to physically put the ball in play at the beginning of the game, and hardly ever after that. It took me a while to get used to that.