Is this Considered on the Rubber?

[Jocko]

Yeah, I'm SURE that's what you meant ;)

[sdix00]

RHP from the stretch starts with his pivot foot (right) touching the side of the rubber.

So the front of his foot (toes) was pressed up against the short side of the rubber that faces 1B. He is "in contact" with the rubber, correct?

In OBR, this is a legal pitching position, provided his free foot is in front of the rubber. In Fed, this is NOT a legal pitching position. His pivot foot must be completely within the edges of the rubber.

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It was the autocucumber on his iPhome

[Jimurray]

Thanks, Salami. I loaned out my OBR and haven't gotten it back yet.

If you can get the Internet you can get the OBR.

If you parse OBR 8.01(a) and (B) you will find that the starting free foot position does not determine what the pitcher will do as long as it is not behind the rubber.  There are other things that will let you determine what the pitcher will do such as a stretch to a stop but OBR allows a wide latitude for the pitcher. "you will know it when you see it" works for the higher levels of baseball.  Unfortunately, OBR is used at levels where the participants and the umpires won't know it when they see it and also will try and use FED rules to determine it.

[mstaylor]

Thanks, Salami. I loaned out my OBR and haven't gotten it back yet.

If you can get the Internet you can get the OBR.

If you parse OBR 8.01(a) and ( B) you will find that the starting free foot position does not determine what the pitcher will do as long as it is not behind the rubber. There are other things that will let you determine what the pitcher will do such as a stretch to a stop but OBR allows a wide latitude for the pitcher. "you will know it when you see it" works for the higher levels of baseball. Unfortunately, OBR is used at levels where the participants and the umpires won't know it when they see it and also will try and use FED rules to determine it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2011/Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf

[JHSump]

Thanks, Salami. I loaned out my OBR and haven't gotten it back yet.

If you can get the Internet you can get the OBR.

If you parse OBR 8.01(a) and ( B) you will find that the starting free foot position does not determine what the pitcher will do as long as it is not behind the rubber. There are other things that will let you determine what the pitcher will do such as a stretch to a stop but OBR allows a wide latitude for the pitcher. "you will know it when you see it" works for the higher levels of baseball. Unfortunately, OBR is used at levels where the participants and the umpires won't know it when they see it and also will try and use FED rules to determine it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/m...eball_Rules.pdf

Is there a reason they provide the 2011 OBR at the MLB site, and not the 2012 OBR?

[Jocko]

Downloaded. I'm old school, though. I prefer turning pages. My ereader is still in the box. I like books.

[treydawgmt]

Thanks, Salami. I loaned out my OBR and haven't gotten it back yet.

If you can get the Internet you can get the OBR.

If you parse OBR 8.01(a) and ( B) you will find that the starting free foot position does not determine what the pitcher will do as long as it is not behind the rubber. There are other things that will let you determine what the pitcher will do such as a stretch to a stop but OBR allows a wide latitude for the pitcher. "you will know it when you see it" works for the higher levels of baseball. Unfortunately, OBR is used at levels where the participants and the umpires won't know it when they see it and also will try and use FED rules to determine it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/m...eball_Rules.pdf

Is there a reason they provide the 2011 OBR at the MLB site, and not the 2012 OBR?

So you BUY the 2012 OBR.

[BalkHawk]

RHP from the stretch starts with his pivot foot (right) touching the side of the rubber.

So the front of his foot (toes) was pressed up against the short side of the rubber that faces 1B. He is "in contact" with the rubber, correct?

In OBR, this is a legal pitching position, provided his free foot is in front of the rubber. In Fed, this is NOT a legal pitching position. His pivot foot must be completely within the edges of the rubber.

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[jjskitours]

This was a change that took effect in 2007 which allows pitcher to pitch with foot in contact with the side edge - both windup and set position