Major League Baseball Set to Outlaw the third to first move next year

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by mbyron

According to ESPN, the rule change affects only a feint to 3B, and is aimed at eliminating only the 3-to-1 move. I don't see that it will apply at 2B at all.

"Under the new wording, a pitcher could not fake to third unless he first stepped off the rubber."

Full story:
Major League Baseball poised to pick off 1st-and-3rd trick move - ESPN

That article doesn't give us the proposed wording though. If the OP is correct about the proposed wording that a pitcher must step off before faking to a base (and that it doesn't specifically mention third), then it will apply to 2B.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

That article doesn't give us the proposed wording though. If the OP is correct about the proposed wording that a pitcher must step off before faking to a base (and that it doesn't specifically mention third), then it will apply to 2B.

The OP didn't cite a source. The ESPN article I cited, plus this one and this one from the AP, all state that only feints to 3B are affected by the proposed new rule.

If you'd like to research the matter more thoroughly, be my guest.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The OP didn't cite a source. The ESPN article I cited, plus this one and this one from the AP, all state that only feints to 3B are affected by the proposed new rule.

If you'd like to research the matter more thoroughly, be my guest.

None of those articles say only feints to 3B are affected. They just say feints to 3B are affected. Beyond that, none of them give us the proposed rule. You'll excuse me for not assuming that sports journalists, who notoriously don't understand rules, have completely fathomed this one.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

That article doesn't give us the proposed wording though. If the OP is correct about the proposed wording that a pitcher must step off before faking to a base (and that it doesn't specifically mention third), then it will apply to 2B.

We'll see what the actual, final wording is. What I saw when a friend of mine who's an MLB Ump sent me indicated that this would apply to all bases. One of the beliefs is because they don't prefer to single out one, specific play per se, but would prefer to focus on the entire general concept of faking to a base without stepping off.

[Tim C]

"There are TONS of discussion boards on the internet where you can discuss politics ... this isn't one of them. Let's keep it to officiating please. "

Your kidding me. A funny comment by SDS and you take him to the woodshed.

Get a grip.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Tim C

Your kidding me. A funny comment by SDS and you take him to the woodshed.

Get a grip.

Do you see SDS's comment deleted? I wasn't even talking to him ... there were about 8-10 other comments that I deleted that were unrelated to the discussion and inappropriate for this discussion board.

I think my grip on the situation is just fine.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Brad

Do you see SDS's comment deleted? I wasn't even talking to him ... there were about 8-10 other comments that I deleted that were unrelated to the discussion and inappropriate for this discussion board.

I think my grip on the situation is just fine.

I kind of figured that on my own. There had to be more than just SDS's comments.

Peace