stealing home - balk?

[jicecone]

Open mouth, put foot in.

The first thing I did when I got home was to read the book, and lo and behold I couldn't have been more wrong.

Your right Freix, from the windup position it would not have been a balk. However from the second scennario presented, " pitcher toes the rubber as if he intends to pitch off the stretch", if considered the Set Position, the pitcher would (must) come to a complete stop before delivering the pitch.