Lefty Move to First

[DG]

Originally Posted by jicecone

I agree with mbyron however, HTBT is understating it if he is leaning towards home while all of his weight is on his back foot, pivot foot. Then again, I have seen some really freaky lefty moves that you swear are balks but can't determine why. And I know some officials believe that if it doesn't look right, then it has to be wrong. I try and judge if it is actually an infraction, which means with some leftys, who knows......?

Well, you contradict yourself, you agree but then you have a different IF. Picture a RHP who picks up left leg and dips knee across the back side of rubber but not foot. Left shoulder will likely dip slightly toward home. Is this a lean? It was closer than it was prior to picking up the foot. I can picture a LHP doing same thing with opposite foot.