Doug Eddings

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Originally Posted by johnSandlin

I think they were using the one knee stance because of the catcher lineing up inside and the batter crowding the plate.

Eddings would not let the batter go back to the on deck circle to get more pine tar for the bat. The batter and exchanged words breifly and then everything quieted down.

As to #1...I think Doug definitely used the knee only when his slot was "squeezed" by the catcher setting up way inside.

As to #2...that is a pro rule (I think its in the umpire's manual and not the rule book, but don't quote me on that)...but its definitely a rule and the vast majority of players and managers know this rule. (They don't know many rules, but they definitely know this one.)