[GarthB]

Originally posted by livtrav
This is one for debate.

Even though we have not seen it done. Can a right handed pitcher from the stretch attempt to pick of a runner in the following manner:

He comes to the set position and simply picks up his left leg(stride leg) andddd step towars first. If he can do this without coming home is it legal?

The rulebook supercedes what one has seen or not seen.

OBR 8.01(b)The Set Position.

Set Position shall be indicated by the pitcher when he stands facing the batter with his entire pivot foot on, or in front of, and in contact with, and not off the end of the pitcher’s plate, and his other foot in front of the pitcher’s plate, holding the ball in both hands in front of his body and coming to a complete stop. From such Set Position he may deliver the ball to the batter, throw to a base or step backward off the pitcher’s plate with his pivot foot.