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Old Sat Apr 14, 2007, 07:30am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Evans says "break the plane" too:

On the "trick 3rd to 1st" move used by the righthander, the umpire should be especially alert for two criteria:

(1) the pitcher may not break the back plane of the rubber with his free foot before attempting the feint to 3rd; and

(2) in his feint to 3rd, he must break contact from the rubber with his pivot foot.
But his balk video clearly shows "entire foot".
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