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Originally Posted by tibear
Its going to be a hard sell because its pretty obvious that the OBR rulebook says the pitcher MUST seperate his hands as he steps off the rubber.
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Items to help your discussion with your board:
1) The rule doesn't say "as" he steps off, it says "when" (meaning "after") he steps off.
2) There's no penalty specified in this comment or in this rule for failing to do so.
3) Almost all the balks are specified in 8.05. The rule in question is in 8.01