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Originally posted by hawk0213
IF you can be on the rubber wehn you throw over then why do they say you have to stepoff to throw over? Every book I have read says that the pivot foot must clear the rubber in order to throw over?
I am in no position to question professionals and therefore I wont but is there any publishings or direct quotes that support this rule?
A book by Joe "Spanky" Mcfarland, a longtime college baseball coach, states in his book "Coaching Pitchers", "The pivot foot must clear the rubber, and the stride foot must go toward first base to avoid a balk."
Any help with clarification would be appreciated.
Jon
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Not quite sure what ole Spanky is talking about, but once the pitchers pivot clears the back of the rubber, (I assume he meant that), then the pitcher can stick his other foot in his ear and still throw to first.Throw directly from the pitching plate, the pitcher MUST step and then throw to first.