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Originally posted by scyguy
in situation 2, you cannot throw to an unoccupied base, unless you have stepped backward with your pivot foot. Had a kid, set position, runner at 2nd. Runner takes off as pitcher lifts non-pivot. Pitcher hears "runner is going". Steps correctly to third and throws toward 3B. BALK
Does everyone use the concept of distance and direction to determine balk?
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I believe you can throw to an unnocupied base from the set position if you are doing it to drive back or put out an advancing runner, and you make the proper step towards the base as you would when it was occupied.
See Fed 6-2-4b or OBR 8.04(b).