noumpere

At some point, you're going to have to read the rules and decide for yourself. Opinions are like assholes -- everyone has one, and most of them stink.

A) Because it's not a direct move to the base. B) Asked and answered.

This has all been covered before. F1, facing the plate (generally speaking), can: turn to his left and throw to first turn to his right and throw or feint to third. turn to his right or left and throw or feint to second F1, who has feinted to second and remains in contact with the rubber, can: turn to his right and throw to first turn to his left and throw or feint to third F1, who has feinted to second and then breaks contact with the rubber, can: run at any base / runner throw to any base / fielder drop his hands and re-engage the rubber in preparation to start the whole process over again.

He needs to break contact, and go through the process of re-engaging the rubber, including dropping his hands before he does so.

What does F1 do after he pitches, and then receives the ball back from F2? What does F1 do if he throws to second and then gets the ball back from F4? What does F1 do if the ball is hit and then eventually someone throws the ball back to him? That's all the same thing F1 does after he breaks contact with the rubber during a feint to second.

(A) is NOT true. If the pitcher does not break contact with the rubber, then any move to another base or the plate is not direct / immediate (whatever the specific wording is).

Illegal.

Yes Yes Yes (aren't questions 2 and 3 the same?) (all assuming F1 hasn't made--or doesn't make-- some move that's part of the pitch, such as stepping back or raising the hands over the head)

Sometimes, you just need to umpire.

Yes, but it's specifically allowed by a note -- and the note is there just for that reason. Only in FED, and I thought we were discussing OBR (because any pick from a windup is NOT legal in FED) OBR might "flow down" to FED, but FED does NOT "flow up" to OBR

5 (and the response to my comment). Because it's not an immediate / direct move to a base (or whatever the specific wording is). Back when the 3-1 move was legal, it was specifically stated that to be legal F1 had to break contact on the move to third. The same is true on any move to second (I did not follow the link in 6)

1) Once you feint to second and break contact with the rubber, you are an infielder. You can feint or throw to any base in any manner.

All the cases have been answered.

The problem is that the questions are unnecessarily complicated, and eve when answered you come back with the same question or variations that don't matter. Go to an umpire clinic and pay attention, silently, when they talk about balks. For the latest two questions: 1) Once you feint to second and break contact with the rubber, you are an infielder. You can feint or throw to any base in any manner. 2) Once the free foot is raised, F1 must throw (or feint, where allowed) to the base being faced, second, or pitch. Once the free foot crosses the rubber, F1 must throw (or feint) to second or pitch.

IIRC, the "beyond" is relative to a line perpendicular to the baseline. And, the entire portion of the trailing runner must be beyond the entire portion of the lead runner. I may not have seen all the videos / stills on this, but the couple that I saw don't really come close to passing.

FIFY

Report it to the league and let them take additional disciplinary action.

I hate to get involved, but I've been away for about 10 days so, 1) The rules say nothing about counter-clockwise or clockwise. If one is legal, the other is legal. 2) If a move is legal for a LH pitcher to first, it's legal for a RH pitcher to third. That should answer most of the questions above. Follow-up not desired.

It's like the lefty step-back-and-snap-throw to first. But, it's usually done much more slowly and the hands are apart well in advance of the foot hitting the ground. If you balk it, they'll stop doing it. ;)

In most markets, girls are in the fall, boys are in the spring. So, the same number of officials can cover both sports. (It will draw from officials who currently work another spring sport, but it won't be a doubling.)

Just like the LL play: R3. Batter approaches the box, pats his pockets and then yells to R3 -- "Hey, let me borrow your batting gloves." R3 walks down to BR and then touches the plate. Yes, it's bush, but yes, the other team needs to learn.

You can also work with the catcher to not give the signals until the batter is ready.

Right, but it still needs to be INT -- not *just* leaning or stepping. As a practical matter, I think this aspect of the rule is the same -- recognizing that it can take less for a HS catcher to be affected than for a MLB catcher.

It is? (Serious question; it's been a long time since I worked FED and my books are in another location right now.)

If the pitcher made the same motion but threw to third would we allow it (assuming an R3, of course)?