Fister's first to third ....

[Thunderheads]

isn't this a balk?

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=21512343&c_id=mlb

[zm1283]

Why would it be? He stepped to third, disengaged, and threw to first. Looks fine to me.

[Welpe]

Jeff, why do you contend it is a balk?

[Thunderheads]

I thought you had to disengage on your way/feint to third, ..and he hopped / spun .....

[Jimurray]

Looks like he dragged the pivot foot off. It will be a balk next year though.

[UmpJM]

Looks fine to me. Fister's pivot foot comes off the rubber on the feint to 3B (doesn't matter HOW it came off), and the step with the free foot looks more to 3B than home (barely).

Now he's an infielder and is free to throw it where he chooses.

JM

[Thunderheads]

Looks fine to me. Fister's pivot foot comes off the rubber on the feint to 3B (doesn't matter HOW it came off), and the step with the free foot looks more to 3B than home (barely).

Now he's an infielder and is free to throw it where he chooses.

JM

this is why it looks funny to me I guess ..........

[carolinablue]

Just wait till next year. It will probably be a chicken fest the first couple of weeks. Pitcher's will be doing 31 moves out of reflex.

[johnnyg08]

Once it is illegal, I don't think it will be that big of a deal.