Sun Jul 25, 2004, 11:48pm
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Get away from me, Steve.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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Originally posted by DG
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by DG
Excuse me. "It is practically impossible to fake to 3b, turn and throw to 1b without pivot foot coming off the rubber". I don't think I have ever seen a pitcher make the 3rd to 1st move without his pivot foot losing contact with the rubber. "Pitcher steps directly toward third base and then comes off the rubber and whirls around and throws to first base, not a balk".
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Look at the Jim Evans balk video. There such a move is demonstrated. The pitcher steps to third, pivots on his pivot foot without disengaging and throws to first. Balk.
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This move is indeed covered in Jim's video, but I have never seen this move in a game and it would be a "highly technical balk" if called.
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No, it wouldn't. Everyone at the upper levels knows that F1 must disengage when making the 3-1 move.
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