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If I'm reading your description of that move right and unless there is something that I'm missing, its legal providing the pitchers non pivot foot doesn't break the back edge of the pitchers plate and its done without a pause. Its slower than heck though and won't get too many runners, which is why most RHP's prefer the "jump step".
I just read CoachJM's post and I am editing due to that.
His post states he lifts his leg, turns in one motion, then steps and then throws. That seems legal to me. I can honestly say I've never seen the move, although I have seen it with a LHP to 3rd.
Gaining direction and distance towards one base and throwing towards another is accomplished all of the time. According to your definintion, any pitcher who lifts his non pivot foot towards 1st and 3rd then continues around to 2nd has balked.
[Edited by aevans410 on May 2nd, 2005 at 05:15 PM]
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