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From: cgeiger@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (charles s. geiger)
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Subject: Re: Playoffs, rules question
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 15:18:50 EDT
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>Just saw game 2 of the Blue Jays/Royals series (errors can really
>kill ya) and 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?

That's usually correct; however, on a cold day the umpire can
decide whether or not it's o.k. to go to the mouth anytime, I guess
because everybody needs to when it's cold.

Charles S. Geiger
U.Texas