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Old Mon Jun 28, 2004, 09:55am
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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by tornado
Is there a rules/balk interpretation written somewhere that will back this up? I'm in disagreement with my league's UIC. He keeps telling me that a RH has to disengage in order to throw to first...

Help!
ASk him if a LH pitcher must disengage. Ask him if the pitching rules are different for RH and LH pitchers.

I have asked him that. He says, "No." When I ask him if the rules are different he says, "Yes."

Then he called a balk on a RH with R1 & R3. The RH stepped & faked to 3rd and then wheeled and threw to 1st. He told the pitcher he had to "disengage from the rubber in order to throw to first!"

I'm stuck. That's why I'm asking if there's a written interpretation that will back me up on this rule. It's the only way I'm gonna win this argument...
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