If a first baseman catches a ball under his chin, or between his knees..whats the call?..safe. Why..because he/she has no possession/control of the ball.
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When a pitcher does the same thing in the circle why would we interpret that as having possession/control ?
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I'm voting for no look back rule violation. I also think that in the spirit of the rule, the founding fathers thought possession & control to be synonymous.

Chuck,

Are you resuming the original discussion? It is now moot. Remember what I said just above - the ASA rule has been modified. Among other things, they have added the phrase "... and control" to the rule.

I missed that part. Will go have another coffee & wake up.