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Originally posted by tornado
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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...
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ASk him if a LH pitcher must disengage. Ask him if the pitching rules are different for RH and LH pitchers.
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I have asked him that. He says, "No." When I ask him if the rules are different he says, "Yes."
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Ask him to show you the rule. Show him the last CMT on 8.01(a). NOte that "thorw ot a base" and "disengage" are separate options. Show him 8.01(c) -- note that there's no requirement to step off. IF he still doesn't believe you, give him up as lost.
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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!"
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He's correct here, at least under OBR. That said, I've never seen F1 make this move without disengaging during the feint to third.