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

[Carl Childress]

Originally Posted by Tim C

The fake-to-third fake was established in college baseball far before any major league pitcher used it.

T, I don't think that's right. 8.05c CMT has been in the book a long time. Jim Evans implies it's been there since 1900.

I know when I started working NBC ball in 1956, the 3-1 move was legal and used occasionally.

In the Texas State American Legion Tournament in 1984, a left-handed pitcher tried the 1-3 move. I was on the bases and yelled: "That's a balk."

He said: "I do that in Houston all the time. Nobody ever balks that move."

I said: "I believe you."

I'll email Hunter and see if he has the exact language. Stick around. If I get it, I'll post it on MY website.