Steve,
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
The foot part is the same for FED, NCAA, and OBR. NCAA has the "any part of the stride leg" breaking the plane addition.
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While I certainly agree about the knee, what do you make of the following from the MLBUM (my emphasis)?
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(c) When a pitcher swings any part of his free foot past the back edge of the pitcher's rubber, it is a balk if he does not pitch to the batter, unless he throws (or feints a throw) to second base on a pick-off play. (Note that this violation is in reference only to the pitcher's foot. If the knee of the pitcher's free leg passes behind the back edge of the rubber but his foot does not, he may legally throw to first base with no violation.)
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Seems a little different from the "entire foot" language found in the FED rule.
JM
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