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Old Fri Sep 23, 2016, 07:24am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by BSBAL18 View Post
"Cannot feint to 3B."

I have seen pitchers do an inside spin move to occupied second base for a pickoff and not throw and remain on the rubber because of the spinning motion, would this also constitute a balk?
No. Under OBR you can feint to second from the rubber. You can't feint to third or first.

Under OBR, the OP is a balk -- possibly an "unintended consequence" of the rule change.

The OP is legal under FED.
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