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Mon May 12, 2008, 04:53pm

BigUmp56

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While the situation you describe is not covered in exact detail in OBR rules, if the umpire feels the chatter is designed to cause the pitcher to commit a balk he can certainly put a stop to it. Look at 4.06(a). That's how I deal with it when it becomes an obvious distraction.

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