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Originally Posted by Simply The Best
Why not call it properly?  If the foot is engaged - balk. If not, no balk. |
It has been determined in many other discussions on this and other forums, that it is next to impossible to feign to 3rd, turn, and feign or throw to 1st, without the pivot foot coming off the rubber, even just a tiny bit. That is why he is considered to have disengaged after the feint to 3rd.
The pitcher is not allowed by rule to step toward 3rd, and with practically the same motion spin and throw to 1st. Two separate moves are required, and the physics dictate that the pitcher has disengaged the rubber in order to satisfy that rule.