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Old Fri Apr 24, 2009, 08:48am
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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM) View Post
Heck, under FED rules he can throw to a base the runner is feinting an advance to.

JohnnyG,

It is not a balk because the rules state it is permissible for the pitcher to do so.

What's the confusion?

JM
I'm guessing the confusion comes from the old wive's (coach's) tale, "The pitcher can't throw to an unoccupied base."
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