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Originally posted by jicecone
Bfair, Are you saying that it is a technical balk because the pitcher is bringing both arms up at the same time rather than separately as read in Sit:6.1.2.H Pg 38 of Fed casebook. They talk about first moving the glove and then the pitching hand.
I areee what your saying, I just want a further clarification.
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Yes -- that's the distinction. In FED, a pitcher may assuem the wind up with:
1) Hands together. Any movement other than stepping off commits the pitcher to pitch.
2) One hand in front, one at side. Pitcher may bring other hand to front and stop -- that puts us in position 1 (follow those rules), or may bring other hand to front and continue to pitch.
3) Both hands at side. Pitcher may bring one hand to front and stop -- that puts us in position 2 (follow those rules, including going to position 1, if applicable) or may move both hands to front and continue to pitch. The pitcher may not (by rule -- I agree with Bfair that it's not often called) bring both hands at once to the front and stop.