Balk called when turning shoulders

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Sat Jan 13, 2007, 10:24pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Once the pitcher has "come set," in any rule code, turning the shoulders is considered a feint, and thus a balk.

Hmmmmm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Hensley

Under OBR rules, the judgment of whether the pitcher is legally checking the runner vs. illegally feinting towards the runner is based more more on the speed of the move, than whether the shoulders turn (within reason).

Yep.

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