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Because his point has been that a pitcher making the 3b to 1b move, who does not disengage has balked. On this point he is correct. So how can this move "work" since it's a balk. Now if he makes the same move and in the process losses contact with the rubber then it can work because he can get a pickoff at 1b. Losing contact with the rubber while making his move is not a balk. I see this happen quite often, but in my area I never see the pitcher make the 3b to 1b move with foot on top of the rubber. The pitcher's around here pitch with their pivot in front of, but in contact with the rubber, and always lose contact with the rubber while making this move. And that was my comment earlier, although I used the word "disengage", which Rich took exception to, correctly so.
[Edited by DG on Jul 26th, 2004 at 11:45 PM]
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