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Old Fri May 23, 2008, 06:31pm
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So what if the ball somehow ends up being a fair ball?
Vigorously point to fair territory.

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Old Tue May 27, 2008, 11:29am
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I believe the spirit of the rule is that the batter is gaining an advantage by stepping outside of the box. In this case, the batter is clearly not gaining an advantage by 'hitting the ejector seat button' and bailing. Crazy play, foul/fair ball depending on where the ball lands.

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