[gsf23]

Tim C

The reason I ask about it now is that we had a situation where a pitcher was about 4 inches from the rubber, was pitching like that for a while, never said anything. We get a runner at third, pitcher is in same position, foot about 4 inches off the rubber, standing straight up looking at our runner at third taking his lead. Without lifting his non-pivot foot or stepping off, he snaps a throw over to third, picks off our runner. I ask the ump about a balk because he didn't step off or pick up his non-pivot foot and I get told that he didn't have to because he wasn't in contact with the rubber.

That is why I ask. It is not because I am trying to be a hardass or show off my knowledge or because I think I am Joe Torre or that the other pitcher is Randy Johnson or whatever. I don't want to be put in that same situation again.


[Edited by gsf23 on Mar 6th, 2003 at 01:30 PM]