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Old Mon Jul 29, 2013, 09:22am
Rich Ives Rich Ives is offline
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The third-to-first move is NOT the balk. The fake to third is in and of itself is the balk. Play stops there. Enforce the balk.

There was only a two word change in OBR (highlighted):

8.05 (b) The pitcher, while touching his plate, feints a throw to first or third base and fails to complete the throw;

By making the fake to third a balk it ended the third-to-first play.
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