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Originally Posted by GarthB
In and of itself, this is not a balk.
If, however, you determined that he is doing this to quick pitch a batter, that would be an illegal pitch and a balk under 8.05 (e)
If he is not quick pitching, tell him to take the rubber with his hands apart.
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I'm assuming you're talking OBR. I was speaking of FED and it is a balk. (technical balk as it is said)
In OBR, this is under the quick pitch rules, so I would do a "don't do that"
If he continues you could call it a quick pitch and penalize.
Thanks
David