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Batter entering box vs Quick Pitch - what's your threshold?
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KStillman
(Case in particular this weekend was in 14u Travelball, essentially playing NFHS. But question is more "general how-to-handle" vs a particular ruling)
Help me out on official ruling and your best judgement on timing of the batter entering the box (bringing his front foot in after getting the signs, etc) and F1 starting his delivery. We've all seen the batters who want to hold their hand up and play the whole dance into the box (which we know how to deal with), but this weekend I had the other extreme where the pitcher wanted to start his delivery the instant the batter's second foot touched the dirt inside the box.
What's your official take on giving the batter "reasonable" time to be settled in the box, and any advice on handling the discussions/arguments from either side? To note... both side coaches were "stand-up" guys and weren't berating, but both wanted "their guy" to be in the right.
Thanks!
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LL has this as 8.05e With a runner or runners on base. It is an illegal pitch when. e. the pitcher makes a quick pitch; Umpires will judge a quick pitch as one delivered before the b
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Last night had a Freshman batter ask for time, I said "no" as the pitcher was set and about to throw. (front foot was coming up. Batter drops the bat and steps back in the box, pitcher, who is about t
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OBR has this covered as well 5.04 Batting (b) The Batter’s Box (1) The batter shall take his position in the batter’s box promptly when it is his time at
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