it is likely that the pitcher if she is unable to stop her motion, will slip off an errant pitch into the dirt, and if it is a D3K, the runner can earn getting on base.
that's fair.
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Originally Posted by Manny A
At the end of the day, it is highly unlikely that a pitcher is going to deliver a pitch illegally (leap, crowhop, violation of the 24, etc.) after the batter steps out of the box. The two scenarios in the book--a legally delivered pitch or an aborted motion--are the expected outcomes. So it probably doesn't make much difference that the book doesn't cover it.
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