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Originally Posted by asdf
6-1-2 ...... "'after he starts his movement to pitch, he must continue the movement without interruption or alteration...."
Penalty (ART. 1,2,3):
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Now read Rule 6-1-4 “…..Each legal pitch shall be declared by the umpire as a strike, ball, fair or foul hit or dead ball. A pitch dropped during delivery and which crosses a foul line shall be called a ball. Otherwise, it will be called a no pitch….”
Since there was not a thrown ball that crossed a foul line shouldn't it be called a no pitch?
This is what a clinician from our state told me when I asked him the question.
"No pitch. It can’t be a ball since the pitch (that didn’t happen) didn’t cross a foul line. This happens quite frequently (relatively speaking) at the Major League level. No big deal. Just start over. Who was harmed by it? Nobody…"