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How to Know What Rules to Follow And Which to Ignore?
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Guest Rock Bottom Mike
How should one know which baseball rules we should enforce, and which we should ignore? For example, obviously the 12 seconds to pitch rule is completely ignored, as is the rule the catcher must have both feet in the catcher's box before the ball leaves the pitchers hand. Others, like balk rules, are enforced meticulously, where even the slightest improper twitch is called a balk were there is little way such a minor movement would have deceived anyone.
I've read some comment on here (sorry I don't have the thread to reference, it was awhile ago) not to enforce rules that are ignored, as all it does is look like you're trying to prove you know the rulebook. I agree with that overall, but where does one find out which rules are the ones that are okay to ignore?
Thanks all!
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