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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Jasper,
Your understanding is incorrect.
Whether or not it is the pitcher's "normal motion" has nothing to do with whether or not a balk is properly called.
JM
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I agree that "normal motion" isn't the written rule. There is some degree of "understanding" at the MLB level on what will / won't be called.
I have long maintained that trying to apply MLB balk standards to the level of ball most of us call (including up to fairly high-level college) is futile.