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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
R2. RH pitcher. Comes set. Simultaneously stepw with his right (pivot) foot toward second and throws the ball. No (or limited) pivot on left (front foot). Awkward, but do-able.
Balk? Why?
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The pivot foot is supposed to land before the hands come apart. Granted, on snap throws to 1B or 3B we don't enforce it because it happens quickly, but on this move the foot not landing while the hands are already apart seems a lot more obvious.