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Originally Posted by cshs81
OK. Lets simplify it then. Is it a balk with a runner on 2nd base when the pitcher raises his non-pivot leg, then lowers it (normal movement for going to the plate) but does not go to the plate? Or is it a legal pickoff move upto the point of his leg starting towards the plate?
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I don't see how a pitcher could do this without falling off the mound, but from what I visualize, once he starts toward the plate he's committed to the pitch.
So its a balk for failing to complete the pitch once he starts his movement to the plate.
Thanks
David