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From: bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Playoffs, rules question
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 08:47:11 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 11 08:47:11 1985
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>    I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle reliever for the
>Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, then blew into it, doing
>this while he was on the mound.  I had thought that this was only legal when
>(if) the pitcher first stepped off the pitcher's mound. But I never heard
>any mention of it, so I imagine I'm wrong.  Can someone tell me what the rule
>really says?

When the weather is cold (I don't know what the temperature was
because I didn't see the game) the umpires will give the pitchers
permission to blow on their hand to keep it warm.  I don't know
if the rules specifically allow the umpires to not enforce the
"hand to the mouth" rule but it is done all the time during cold
weather games.
-- 
     Bernie Dougan
     Perkin-Elmer Southern Development Center
     2486 Sand Lake Road
     Orlando, Florida 32809
     (305)850-1040
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