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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Tuss,
First, congratulations on your graduation!
As to your question....
You were there and I wasn't, but this sounds to me like an "awkward but probably legal" feint of a pick-off to 2B.
As long as he gained "distance and direction" towards 2B and never came to a complete stop, he's probably OK. If he starts with his free foot, I don't much care what he does with his pivot foot.
Again, you were there and I wasn't.
How did your "sell" go?
JM
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The pitcher wasn't too happy, I told him it was a balk because all that pivot foot stuff happened before his step was done. He argued that he had disengaged already... but seemed to know that he lost his balance. We had a short talk, we didn't come to a concensus but I think we understood each others point.
Coach was a daddy who was clueless. Came out in between innings and asked nicely what the deal was. I BS'd a bit, said that his stumble with the right foot wasn't legal, but his step towards 2nd was fine.
It should be noted that if I didn't have a balk, it probably would have been a tougher sell to the other coach, who was much more of a jack***.