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Old Mon Mar 31, 2014, 03:55pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by barkmo View Post
So in this situation if you are HP and the catcher stays put you call ball/strike? But if he comes forward that's when you have CI?
If the catcher comes forward, how can you call the pitch? It never reached the plate, and the ball has to do that to be ruled either a Ball or Strike.

And I hope the batter doesn't swing in this case, cuz he's liable to clock the catcher in the back!
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