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Old Wed Dec 29, 2010, 01:13pm
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Thank you for the response.

I searched the web looking for some info on balks, and ran across Mike Scott doing a video on pick off moves.

YouTube - Pick off move to first base

about the 2 minute mark, as he illustrates his moves, his right foot jabs towards 3rd. Would this be considered a balk?
No. The jab step is perfectly legal. This is an excellent video that demonstrates legal pickoff moves.
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