What would you have done?

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I think there is a little confusion here. An IP has always been a DDB during my years in SP. According to the 2000 rule book, 6.1 was part of an IP, it no longer is.

However, a pitch does not necessarily have to be thrown for there to be an IP.

I'd have to dig up an old rule book, but I remember quite clearly that a violation of 6-1 was a dead ball. I don't recall when exactly it changed, but it was sometime around 2006 or 2007. If you have a 2004 rule book, I'm pretty certain you'll see that a violation of 6-1 is a dead ball, not a DDB.