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Originally posted by GarthB
This is news to me. I have never, at any level, since 1972 met an umpire or coach who believed a pitcher had to drop his hands prior to throwing to a base when disengaging from the rubber. Never. The dumbest Rat in the world would see that this is just ridiculous.
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If it's one continuous move, then I agree with you.
But, I have seen F1 step off, stand there for a second with his hands together staring at the runenr, and then the umpire(s) and coaches all yell "balk" because F1 didn't drop his hands "immediately" upon stepping off the rubber. It's not a stretch to see this happening just as (or even just because) F1 tried a pick-off move after stepping off and keeping the hands together.
Sat Jul 23, 2005, 06:06pm
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