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Originally Posted by David Emerling
So, pitchers who make this move MUST complete the throw to 1st or be guilty of a balk?
I've seen that play hundreds of times and not once have I ever seen it called a balk.
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Because 99.99% of the time F1 comes off the rubber.
If F1 comes off the rubber, he's now an infielder. I suppose the rule could be clearer: "From the rubber, the pitcheer can pitch, step back, or
disengage as part of a throw or feint a throw to a base." I would have thought the bold part would be clear to all.
In the .01% of the time F1 does not remove his foot from the rubber, he can throw to first in FED, but not in NCAA or OBR. He can't feint to first in FED because he didn't disengage.
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