Talk:Quick pitch
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The following comments were left by the assessors: (edit ° history ° watch ° refresh) This article is very brief and essentially definitional. An entry on Quick pitch can be found in the List of baseball jargon, and thus this main article is probably superfluous. I recommend that it be deleted.--Mack2 06:42, 3 July 2007 (UTC) |
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[edit] Ball justification
According to the MLB rulebook:
Rule 8.01(b) Comment: With no runners on base, the pitcher is not required to come to a complete stop when using the Set Position. If, however, in the umpire’s judgment, a pitcher delivers the ball in a deliberate effort to catch the batter off guard, this delivery shall be deemed a quick pitch, for which the penalty is a ball. See Rule 8.05(e) Comment.
Rule 8.05(e) Comment: A quick pitch is an illegal pitch. Umpires will judge a quick pitch as one delivered before the batter is reasonably set in the batter’s box. With runners on base the penalty is a balk; with no runners on base, it is a ball. The quick pitch is dangerous and should not be permitted.
Do your homework before you go calling other peoples' work inaccurate.
Static3d 09:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
