Batter steps out, pitcher balks, always a do over?

[Rich Ives]

Why managers turn gray - the umpires can't decide how to apply the rules so our "no call" in one game gets us tossed in another game.

This is really confusing.

8.01 says there are two "legal" pitching positions, windup and set

8.05(j), the break hands and not pitch rule, says ". .after coming to a legal pitching position. ." As our pitcher had NOT yet come set he had not yet come to a legal pitching position so how could you apply 8.05(j)? If the "not come set" applies to 6.02(b) then shouldn't it apply here?

On top of that, 8.05(e) - (Quick Pitch) says it's a balk if the pitcher delivers while the batter is not reasonably set in the batters box. With the batter half out of the box, looking at his coach, he sure isn't "reasonably set" so F1 would seem to have no choice but to stop. Or did the batter preclude this by getting in the box then leaving? If so, what rule/interpretation applies?

But, there is also a requirement to come set in a continuous motion so is poor F1 now stuck with having to do the "come set in a continuous motion" thing then step off properly? Seems like a REALLY unreasonable expectation on the surface because everyone on offense has probably stopped to check the coach's signs.

ROCK - F1 - HARD PLACE