Would u call it

[Larry1953]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

The issue was whan the catcher left the box, not that there were no IBB's.

Despite how the rule reads, the catcher can leave the box as soon as the pitcher commits to pitch. (Another anomoly Larry.)

Rich, in the OP it sounded as if the IBB mechanic was not allowed (local rule?) I thought a catcher, by OBR, was allowed to leave the box earlier on a pitchout than on an IBB. Maybe in practice, the same latitude is given, but I think there is a subtle difference in the actual IBB rule.