Thread: Balk or not
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Old Fri Oct 14, 2011, 08:46am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by clevbrown View Post
I think the pitcher cannot step toward 2nd, then throw to 3rd.
If he steps toward second and throws across his body to third all in one motion (just like a "normal" throw to third except the foot is to second -- or like you're faking out the dog when having him chase the ball in the backyard), then it's a balk.

But, that's not what he did in the OP. He faked to second and THEN threw to third. The tiem between the fake and the throw can be >veryshort<
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