Sun May 01, 2016, 11:44am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
I've always been in the camp that if you have a pitching violation/infraction prior to the start of the pitch, you kill the ball immediately. A fair amount of pitchers will stop their action when they see that arm go out or hear the call.
IMO, no reason to complicate an already tenuous situation.
AFA the casebook is concerned, I consider that a post-rule publication interpretation, so yes, IMO an up to date casebook would carry the weight of the rule
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What about allowing the offense to achieve a positive result? Other than the unsafe ball situation per Steve.
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