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Originally posted by wpiced
By the way, I called the balk for a sloppy, all-in-one motion to first from third, not the lack of feinted throw to 3rd or the foot sliding forward off the rubber. Reading the rule tells me that the call was correct.
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If that's what you saw (a "not direct" throw to first with no feint to third), then you're right.
But if there was a feint, then the move is (probably -- I've never seen the pitcher not come off the rubber as part of this move) legal. Although not specifically listed in the rules, feinting to third or second is one way to disengage from the rubber.