Thread: Fed question#2, "it shall be called a strike"
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Old Wed Feb 12, 2014, 07:59pm
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Originally Posted by Little Jimmy View Post
Local meeting discussion again. Fed 7-3-1 Penalty, Effects 2. Basically the batter steps out of box and at the same time the pitcher delivers the ball. Fed says "it shall be called a strike". Does that trump an illegal pitch? Does it trump the batter hit by the pitch? This was discussed here somewhere in the last year or two, but I can't find any link.
Does not trump an IP committed before release. I think it trumps all else as it says "shall", not "may" or anything about ITUJ.
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