Thread: Balk or No Balk
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Old Wed Apr 24, 2002, 01:02pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally posted by krobs
If a pitcher is in the windup position as you state, before he can throw to base, he must disengage the rubber.Otherwise, a balk.
That's the FED rule, Krobs; under OBR a pitcher can throw to a base (to make a play) from the wind-up.

In this situation presented, if the pitcher's actions were immediate, continuous, and directly at third, it's a legal attempt.
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