Legal Pitch or Not?
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This debate has been going on for a while. Jordan Walden is very similar. They let it go in MLB, and I hope I don't see it in my games, because I know that however I rule, its going to be received poorly.
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Even MLB has now ruled this illegal -- and it's illegal at all other levels as well.
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I see it as a step forward with the pivot foot. Balk.
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NCAA has made it an illegal pitch, or a balk with runners on, only if the pivot foot loses contact with the ground. If they drag their foot, it is legal. Rule 9.2L
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That would be the same practical interpretation at all levels (it does not take very much of a "slow motion" camera to see that the pivot foot is not in contact with the rubber at the time of release in almost all pitching motions). It's the hop, replant, and push that makes the move illegal. |
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Also, if they made this illegal, why is he still practicing it? |
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I just ran across this article:
MLB Has Clarified Its Carter Capps Position | FanGraphs Baseball MTD, Sr. |
It's good to see the update, but his old delivery still seems to violate the rule of resetting the pivot foot. The article then seems to allow his old delivery. I'm not sure what the resolution is.
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