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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
It's not about four feet wide. In SB it's four feet forward of the center of the plate versus three feet for baseball.
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Yes, thanks. Mistype/brain cramp.
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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
The fact the the umpire took three "feet" as the measurement shows a rule misapplication (and an incorrectly marked box(.
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No, since he did make the original call based on the lines as drawn, it was not a misapplication of the rules, regardless of what he believed the correct size to be. Incorrectly drawn lines are not protestable. Correct the lines and move on.