Monday, August 20, 2012
Diamond Defined: Penalty To Quick Return
From the 2006 book, The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated, by David Nemec, I will present Rule 2 of the Code - the definitions of baseball terms - over the course of the 2012 baseball season. Today’s terms are: Penalty, Person, Pitch, Pitcher, Pivot Foot, “Play”, Quick Return.
Penalty – the application of these rules following an illegal act.
Person – of a player or an umpire is any part of her body, her clothing or her equipment.
Pitch – a ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher.
Pitcher – the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter.
Pivot Foot – that foot which is in contact with the pitcher’s plate as he delivers the pitch.
“Play” – the umpire’s order to start the game or to resume action following any dead ball.
Quick Return – pitch is one made with obvious intent to catch a batter off balance. It is an illegal pitch.
Images:
Left: Pitcher illustration from the website angelfire.com
Center: “Diamond Defined” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Right: “Play” graphic created by Adrean Darce Brent
Below: "Red Sox Box" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Penalty – the application of these rules following an illegal act.
Person – of a player or an umpire is any part of her body, her clothing or her equipment.
Pitch – a ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher.
Pitcher – the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter.
Pivot Foot – that foot which is in contact with the pitcher’s plate as he delivers the pitch.
“Play” – the umpire’s order to start the game or to resume action following any dead ball.
Quick Return – pitch is one made with obvious intent to catch a batter off balance. It is an illegal pitch.
Images:
Left: Pitcher illustration from the website angelfire.com
Center: “Diamond Defined” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Right: “Play” graphic created by Adrean Darce Brent
Below: "Red Sox Box" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
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