Thread: Balk on this??
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Old Sat Jun 21, 2008, 02:20pm
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Originally Posted by BigUmp56
Here's why, Rich.

From the J/R:

It is a balk if a pitcher -

2 Commits to pitch but fails to do so.

Set Mode: The pitcher is committed to pitch when, after coming set*, he shows movement toward home plate. Such movement includes leaning his body toward home plate, and beginning or rotating his free leg toward home plate.



Tim.
Reasonable. But I doubt a 2-umpire crew is going to see that.
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