Mariners Mark Lowe balk?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Umpmazza

Im a huge M's fan and no its not a balk, very close, but not one...

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I am a huge M's fan, so trust me, the M's pitcher is not balking...pretty funny. The guy "bounces" his hands instead of setting them. I am still efforitng a video clip.

I'm with Joe here...a change of direction is not a stop, and bouncing the hands is a balk. This of course without seeing it, but based on Joe's description, sounds like a balk that isn't being called. The rules are clear about making sure the pitcher doesn't try to "beat the rule" by not coming to a stop.