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Originally Posted by Andy
BlueDevil covered 1 and 2. I need a bit more information in order to address 3.
Is the pitcher stepping onto the pitchers plate and immediately going into her pitching motion? If so, then this is illegal and needs to be called.
Even if she already has her "signal" or knows what she is going to throw, she must step onto the PP, Pause with her hands separated, and look at the catcher.
The purpose of this piece of the pitching rule has nothing to do with where she actually gets her signal from, it is for the batter to know that she is getting into position to pitch.
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Why do we add "look at the catcher"? The rule requires a pause for batter's to know timing, we acknowledge she can get the signal from anywhere (even multiple signals from multiple places to lessen "stealing" the signal), and even that the signal can be verbal. With all the being the case, how do we equate "take or simulate taking" to require looking at the catcher?