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Originally Posted by charliej47
 Here in South-West Ohio, I've called this about 3 time in 25 yrs of high school umpiring.  |
Is that because in 25 years, only 3 times has the pitcher, with no runners on base, aborted his delivery for one reason or another? Or, has it actually happened numerous times, but you only chose to invoke the rule 3 times?
I'd have to say that this happens to me, at a minimum, once per year. Sometimes more frequently. My experience is that it's not all that rare.