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Originally posted by tjones1
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Originally posted by Bob Lyle
On the contrary, if this was a FED game, then Radwaste has called it by the rules. Pitches are automatically strikes in FED if the batter steps out without the umpire granting time and the pitcher delivers.
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So in a FED game you are calling this a delay of game?
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There are two possible "penalties" for stepping out of the box in FED.
1) Call the pitch a strike (what this thread is referring to)
2) Call an additional strike for delaying the game (not part of this thread)
Up until a few years ago, both were "automatic." Then, FED added the "and delays the game" wording to 7-3-1. They didn't, however, change 6-2-4d NOTE or the case plays.
So, my take on the play at hand is to call the strike no matter where the pitch was, then apply 7-3-1 "as normal" (that is, add the extra strike if the batter isn't back in the box within 20 seconds, or add the extra strike if the batter leave the box, none of the exceptions apply, and the batter delays the game -- umpire judgment).
Thu Jun 16, 2005, 07:52am
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