Quick Pitch

[Sven K]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

...the young pitcher often commits any number of violations...

-contacting the pitcher's plate with his pivot foot while bringing the hands together, thus not taking a sign (or simulating taking a sign) while in contact with the pitcher's plate (which we all know is to keep the pitcher from quick pitching the batter).

Could you explain this a bit more? Isn't the pivot foot supposed to be on the rubber when the the hands come together? Do you mean starting with the hands together and then stepping on to the rubber? Sort of as a shortcut to coming properly set from a hands apart (getting the sign) to hands together (set)? If a guy is trying to get a pitch off before the runner is ready he might not bother looking for a sign.