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Not to mention that you would be trying to judge something "not happening" first. Is that even possible? Maybe this should be a "Double Foul Do-Over"! ![]() If I was the Softball World Master Rulesmaker...I'd enforce the illegal pitch only when the pitcher fails to release the ball. Why do we make runners hold their base until the ball is released? So that they cannot gain an unfair advantage in advancing toward the next base. If the ball is dead on the illegal pitch, what advantage has the runner gained by leaving early? None, since the dead ball halts her advance. This would eliminate the possibility of the defense possibly gaining an advantage (an out) by the pitcher purposely violating a rule. |
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I wouldn't have to. I'd apply this exception anytime the pitcher failed to release the pitch. What I said was this would "prevent the possibility" of it ever happening, not that it would only apply if judged as an intentional act.
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An IP is a DDB. Just because the pitcher doesn't release the ball when supposed to, are you going to kill the ball? What if there is another rotation and ball delivered toward the batter? It is still an IP, but the batter STILL has the opportunity to strike the ball. To state that the ball unreleased after two rotations is an immediate dead ball would deprive the offense of putting the ball into play.
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There are lots of situations where I can see an illegal pitch and leaving early. But a violation for not delivering the pitch seems like it'd be tough to have both happen. |
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And if you are going to insist on staying with the runner's timing issue please provide rule citation which specifically addresses that privilege.
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Vanilla case play. The pitcher leaps and the runner leaves early. Illegal pitch at the time of the leap. DDB. Runner steps off the bag. Dead ball. Runner is out advance all the other runners and give the batter a ball. Variation A: The pitcher hoping to draw an out slows her delivery. The runner holds the bag waiting for the release. The pitcher does not deliver the ball. Illegal pitch. Dead ball. (And it's dead as soon as you know the pitcher isn't going to deliver the ball because it's delayed until either the pitcher chooses not to pitch or the result of the pitch). Variation B: The pitcher hoping to draw an out slows her delivery. The runner loses the bag. Dead ball. Runner is out. My entire point was that you can't have variation A and B at the same time because either the pitcher commits not to delivering (a Dead Ball) or the Runner comes off the bag (a dead ball). Irish, when you come back with there are lots of times when it won't be an immediate dead ball I don't disagree. Example of what I understood you were saying: The pitcher makes two revolutions presumably to throw the ball (and while still moving), the runner comes off on the first one after the pitch is already illegal. Two violations, enforce both. Now does any of that sound wrong? |
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There are no pick-offs in softball, at least, not by a pitcher since the runner isn't supposed to be off the base.
![]() Now, what softball people refer to as a "pick-off" is when the catcher tries to catch a runner off base. Then again, there are many people in softball who think that the foot isn't suppose to be near the base when executing a "hook slide".
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And do you honestly think I'm dumb enough to fall for such a set-up?
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