Thinking through my proposal just above, there would have to be a "come set" moment when it would be called -- no penalty, just moving the player over. Repeated offenses in a game by a player would result in called balls on the pitcher or ejection of the defender in question. There does have to be space given for the defenders to move some before the ball is thrown because of the running game.Radbird wrote:How is this enforced? Do the umps call a violation because the SS has one foot on the right side of second? And the batter gets a do-over? Could easily turn into another Brett bat or NFL QB sack fiasco.
I actually think that limiting the defender to the SS or 2b side of the 2b bag would be sufficient. 2 infielder defenders on the left side of the diamond when pitcher comes set. 2 infielders on the right side. Movement can happen as soon as the pitcher begins his delivery.