I love it when we get to the point of a rules discussion where it breaks down into nah nah nah na na na.
I merely showed how the rule could be clearer to rebut your false claim.What you are suggesting is a change in the rule; and that recommendation is fine. But wanting a different rule doesn't mean that someone with a third grade reading comprehension shouldn't be able to understand the rule as written.
I merely showed how the rule could be clearer to rebut your false claim.
BTW, changing the wording to improve clarity doesn't make it a different rule - it's only an editorial change. Rational people recognize when things can be improved and act on it. Others like the status quo so they can act like a big shot and insult people for not understanding the rules as written.
Please educate us because my understanding is as Comp described (see below).If you don't think what you said is a rule change, then you don't understand the rule. It's as simple as that. You are proposing requiring something that isn't required, at least not in this country. Canada is another story.
Nothing restricts when or where the pitcher may take the signal. The only thing the rule states is the pitcher must take, or simulate taking the signal after engaging the pitcher plate with the hands remaining separated. Basically the pitcher must pause for a moment with the hands apart after engaging the pitching plate.
You said.....Likewise, since people are talking about the double-base in another thread, why does it refer to "force" outs at 1st base? There are no force outs at 1st base because the batter-runner is never forced to advance if she doesn't want to. Only forced runners create force outs.
Same goes for the runner at first? They don't have to leave first base on a base hit if they choose not to as well. Perhaps I am missing your point.
Why is the rule written that way? Beats me, it just is. There are plenty of rules whose application depends on the status of the player. Are they a batter, a batter-runner, or a runner? There are separate sections in the rule book that deal with each one of those and a rule that applies to one doesn't necessarily apply to the others.