Balk again??

[mbyron]

CB is right. Listen to what everyone is saying.

1. No rule requires the pitcher to pitch with the same motion every time.

2. The rule you quoted requires the pitcher to come to the plate once he begins ANY motion you judge to be the start of the pitch. In the case under consideration, F1 DID come to the plate:
a. If he starts a pitching motion, then he must pitch.
b. He did start a pitching motion.
c. He did pitch.
Hence according to the rule that you have cited, there is no violation here, and so no balk.

3. The only issue in the case at hand, and again CB is right about this, is whether he paused too long. That's a different violation, and has nothing to do with "normal" or "habitual" or "usual" motion. And most of us are saying, you had to be there. For my part, it sounds like a legal pitch, but it is hard to know without seeing it.

It's ok to admit that you're wrong, you know. We're all fallible on this board, and you won't make any progress saying it's just a different viewpoint. If you stop learning, you're dead, so embrace life and learn!