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Originally Posted by JJ
The gorilla arm per se is not illegal in OBR, BUT...if the pitcher spins and throws without gaining ground it's a balk. But you knew that.
I only mention it because it was mentioned to me that sometimes a pitcher will have that arm hanging/swinging and the umpire will be so focused on that that he fails to observe the "gaining ground" issue.
JJ
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Actually the wording is the same in OBR pertaining to the hand, and arm to the back or side. It's just not enforced the same.
If they enforced everything to the letter, Mike Mussina balked everytime from the set position.