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Originally Posted by lawump
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.
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Think Mike Mussino also. It would have been hard to deliver a pitch from down around his ankles with his motion. If you remember he actually came to a stop twice per the rule book.