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		| Originally posted by batterup American Legion follows OBR. It is rule 8.02 as you say and it is never a balk unless the pitcher is standing on the rubber when he does it.
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Never a balk means never a balk. If the pitcher is standing within the 18 foot circle, which includes the rubber, when he wets his fingers, it is a ball. Never a balk. OBR. G.