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Originally Posted by DG
I have noticed that ML umpires allow strange looking stuff, if, the pitcher does it every time. I would put this in that category.
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And they (umpires) do so on purpose. Joe Brinkman, at his school, specifically talked about Luis Tiant's (Red Sox pitcher in the 1970's) motion when he came set. Brinkman flat-out said that MLB did not want a balk called as long as the pitcher used the same "unusual" mechanics each time he came set.