by AlwaysImprove » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:37 pm
Believe it or not, there is actually a need for this rule.
Older male pitcher from Boise, did not have much speed left in the tank, so he was going with the ultra crafty approach. He would stand on the mound for as long as possible, batter would be going crazy, umpire too. Even his own parents would join in, but they were doing it to the batters determent. He would throw the next pitch almost in one continuous motion with the briefest of pause at seperation, with the pitch crossing the plate before the umpire, batter or anyone realized what had happened.
That pitcher should have never gotten a single out against a way better team, but his shtick allowed him to get through 6 innings before they finally settled in enough and run him off. He obviously had been doing this a very long time, he had developed amazing timing and always had blue, batter and the opposing team way worked up.