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Sat May 22, 2010, 08:54am

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Originally Posted by jicecone

OBR "Preparatory to coming to a set position, the pitcher SHALL, have his one hand on his side; from this position he SHALL go to his set position as defined in Rule 8.01 (b) without interuption and in one continuous motion"

"The pitcher following his stretch MUST........b. come to a complete stop."

I don't have a balk here, as long as that pause is really a complete stop.

It sounds to me like he came set, then got his signs, then came set again. How is this not a balk?

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