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Is this a balk or not? (Video)
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Guest Anton
Guys! I'm very interested to know your opinion about pitcher's pick off move to first base from video below. Please, exlpain your point according to the rules. It's a Russian Baseball League. Thank you in advance!
Is this a balk or not?! (Youtube video)
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maven
That's a balk. It is not a legal disengagement, because the pivot foot does not move directly backward in a step behind the rubber. F1 moves to 1B with the pivot. It is not a step and throw
Rich Ives
The disengage itself was a balk. Has to go back - he went toward 1B.
grayhawk
If the pitcher moves his pivot foot first, he can either step backwards off the rubber to disengage (which did not happen here), or he may step with his pivot foot towards third base provided that he
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