Disconcerting pitcher

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Originally Posted by Manny A

Then again, I've always felt that an illegal pitch violation when a pitcher steps on the plate with her hands already together should be an immediate dead ball as well. Why wait for her to then separate her hands, look in for the signal, check her arm band, look back at her catcher, put her hands together, take a deep breath...

I've been taught to call the IP when you see it. In the case of the pitcher stepping onto the PP with hands together, I will call "Illegal Pitch!" as I stand up from my set position and move off to the side opposite the batter.

I cannot recall a time where the pitcher actually delivered a pitch.

So yes, it's still a DDB, but in the case you cited, very rarely might a pitch be thrown.