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In the future, if someone wanted to sharpshoot the current OBR wording it might present a problem. This last season a pitcher got away with a quick pitch while standing sideways and he did not come set or windup, he just rared away and threw. Pissed off the batter but no call. |
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I always get a little irritated when a coach or player says, "The umpire in the last game let us do it." True or not, I still don't what to hear it. I haven't read an OBR rule book in a while, but I don't think this stance is exactly covered in it.
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I played the game for many years at some high levels, so I believe in passing on pertinent information when possible. The ball field is like a classroom for me. I'm not sending everyone to the Principal's office. Just the way I feel about things.
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I have definately seen this evolution of pitching form over the years. Here in MT, alot of the kids that come down from Canada use this "hybrid" pitching motion. They stand at a 45, with their pivot foot essentially already parallel with the rubber...take a quick step with the non pivot foot, kick and go. We don't balk them here (at least not with wnyone I have worked with) and I see no advantage for them nor disadvantage for the runner.
I guess someone would have to explain the disadvantage? Once they step with the non pivot they must go home... |
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When F1 is permitted to wind up from that position, he gets a better pitch out of it. That's the advantage. If he's in the hybrid position and steps and throws to a base, will you balk him? He's legally in the set!
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Yes I balk him in that instance...If runners are on, I intrepret the hybrid as a set...if runners are not on I intrepret the hybrid as a windup.
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Wait a minute. If you interpret the hybrid as a set when runners are on, why would you balk him if he then steps and throws to a base?
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If he is in Hybrid, runners on, I assume he is in set position and treat it as such...and if no one is on, I assume windup and treat is as such. However... In thinking about this myself, if I assume he is in the set with runners on, but he lifts his non-pivot foot to start the wind-up would I balk him? or just let him go because the baserunner should steal as soon as he lifts the non-pivot anyway? So I thouhgt about it further and I am going to have to watch this more this summer. It seems to me that the kids that use the hybrid (45 degree angle) only do so in the windup and use a more 90 degree with runners on base..but I will definately be interested to check this out this summer. |
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99% of the time (now), there's no confusion. But some coaches are (or will be) teaching the pitcher to set up in this "hybrid" manner to confuse the runner and shorten the lead or get an out.
the rule change is designed to nip it in the bud. (and also has to do with LCD umpiring, imo). |
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