Pick-off at Home

[Jerry]

I'm not so sure you and Pete have this one right, Tim. What you both say is true if F1 is in fact "pitching" the ball. But in the scenario given, he's attempting a play on R3. All F1 has to do in that instance is to step directly toward the base . . . in this case "Home Base" . . .(assuming he's still engaged on the rubber)in the attempt to retire R3. "Stopping" before an attempted pick off is not required; only before "pitching".

Of course Pete is correct for FED, but only from the Windup Position . . . because pick-offs are not allowed from the Windup in FED. But not so in OBR.

Let's think/talk this one out a bit before calling it a "quick pitch".

Jerry