Mon Jul 26, 2004, 10:24pm
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Get away from me, Steve.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 15,785
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Originally posted by LDUB
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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
Have you ever seen a pitcher use this move at the "upper" level? I don't even remember the last time I saw a 3rd to 1st move at the "upper" level.
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I work college baseball. I see it all the time. It even worked once this season.
It generally doesn't fool anyone. Once I see the step to third, I start pivoting to make the call at first base (from the B position).
The purpose of the move isn't to get an out -- it's to see if the batter is bunting or R1 tips that he is going to be running.
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In what way did it work? You called a balk, right, because he did not disengage?
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Rich said that the moved worked, which I assume would mean that F1 disengaged and picked off R1, or the batter showed bunt or something else. Why would you think a balk would be called?
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F1 disengaged and R1 had already broken for second and got caught in a rundown.
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