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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
OBR: An ILLEGAL PITCH is (1) a pitch delivered to the batter when the
pitcher does not have his pivot foot in contact with the pitcher’s plate; (2)
a quick return pitch. An illegal pitch when runners are on base is a balk.
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OBR 8.01 (a)The Windup in part, "He
shall not raise either foot from the ground, except that in his actual delivery of the ball to the batter, he may take one step backward, and one step forward with his free foot.
OBR 8.01 (d) If the pitcher makes an illegal pitch with the bases unoccupied, it shall be called a ball unless the batter reaches first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit bat- ter or otherwise.
Part (a) of the rule says can't do it part (d) describes the penalty.
What is your point and why does not the pitch delivery in the video in the original post violate the Rule?