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Originally posted by LDUB
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Originally posted by bluezebra
Their "rationale" is irrational. The pitcher MUST step back off the pitcher's plate with the non-pivot foot to feint to 1B. They're just too lazy, don't know the rule, don't care, or all of the above.
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Mabye I am reading the first post wrong, but didn't the pitcher step off? He is in the stretch, then he steps back, and feints to first. If he steps off, then it looks fine to me.
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It says nothing at all about stepping BACK, which is acceptable. The implication here was that by turning to your left and pushing off the plate to throw to first, the pitcher is stepping off and can therefore fake to first. The rules state that in order to step off, the pitcher MUST step directly behind the plate, (step back).
Therefore, if one was to read the pitching rule(and I don't mean you), they could easily understand this.
Rule 8.01e- "If a pitcher removes his pivot foot from contact with the pitcher's plate by stepping backward with that foot, he thereby becomes an infielder and....." see also 8.01b, The Set Position.