Another Joe Morgan funny

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Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

and Billingsley was about to deliver, and just held onto it and stood there like the over-matched rookie that he was.

Okay.

Did he or did he not pitch the ball?

OBR 2.00. A PITCH is a ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher.

Was the ball delivered? If so, then we have a pitch and your original statement was false.

If not, did the pitcher begin an actual pitching motion toward the plate? If so, then we have a balk and Orlando would have made it home either way.

If not, did the pitcher just stand there in a set/windup position while watching the runner steal? If so, then your original statement was false.

Either way, it's impossible to "[steal] home during a pitch by a right-handed pitcher, and he did it so cleanly that the pitch was never even delivered." Either the pitch was delivered, it was a balk, or the pitcher stood there doing nothing.