Top Baseball/Softball Rules Myths, 2012 Edition

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Originally Posted by teccan9nja

I do know the rule, but i find explaining it that way creates less confusion.

Do you actually umpire? While your explanation might suffice "most of the time", it's the rest of the time that causes the problems. For me, when one of those "rest-of-the-time" situations happens (and they're not especially rare), I rue every umpire that perpetuates the 1+1 myth. I shouldn't have to explain 2 from the throw (or pitch), but it happens too often, and it's frustrating. Perhaps that's why you're getting some heat on this.