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Old Sat Jun 05, 2004, 12:47pm
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Yes, he did step back with his pivot foot first which the coach said makes him an infielder.

I misread that part. which could make a big difference.

so F1 steps back with his pivot foot and then proceeds to act like he's pitching. He lifts his non pivot, like a pitch and wheels to third to pick off R3. (Actually I thought he was going to pitch the ball it looked like as PU)

It's a balk if the pitcher makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch while he is not touching the pitcher's plate. Without being there to see it, it sounds like a balk.

[Edited by Delaware Blue on Jun 5th, 2004 at 10:57 PM]
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