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Originally posted by SAump
I wish I could read that RISING thread from time to time, but it was mysteriously deleted by who-knows-who.
Anyone care to comment on Follwing Along at the bottom of page 1.
I would certainly like to know if I misinterpreted these facts too.
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You have misintepreted.
From the windup, the pitcher could raise his hands above his head while taking a large step backwards and in a continous motion deliver the pitch. On the next pitch he could raise his hands only chest high while taking a short step backwards and in a continuous motion deliver the pitch. Both are legal and different.
While making a stretch the pitcher could come set with his hands together at his chin and his non-pivot foot 3 feet from his pivot foot. On the next pitch his hands come pass by his chin and come to a stop at his belt with his non-pivot foot 2 feet from his pivot. Both are legal and different.
There is no requirement for consistent delivery throughout the game. There is a requirement that once you start your movement to deliver a pitch you can not stop.
Also, earlier you said "Pitcher cannot engage the pitcher's plate with his hands together." This is also innacurate. If a pitcher steps on the pitching plate with his hands together he must then stop, he can not in a continuous motion deliver a pitch. See case book plays 6.1.2F and 6.1.2G where the pitcher stepped onto the pitcher's plate in windup position with both hands together. In F balk was called because he dropped his pitching hand to his side. In G balk was called because he stepped back with his non-pivot and stopped. In neither was a balk called because he stepped onto the pitcher's plate with his hands already together. See also case book 6.2.1H where a move where the pitcher "intentionally contacts the pitcher's plate with one of the three legal positions, (a) hands together in front of his body" is described as a legal move.
Lastly, if a pitcher in the set comes set with his non-pivot foot on a direct line toward home and on the next pitch he comes set with that same foot 30 degrees (ie <45) toward 1B (from a line toward home) this is not a balk.
So you are 0 for 3 on your interps.
[Edited by DG on Feb 19th, 2006 at 03:16 PM]