balk vs illegal pitch [FED]

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by Rich

It's a worn out phrase, Ozzy. Local practice dictates crap like this -- I'm not going to be the only umpire in the area to call this when all the rest call it "no pitch."

Not germane to this infraction but similar. The F1 foot position in the WU and set is now a POE. Because it was ignored in many locations due to rule ignorance or local practice (because nobody was confused) it now should be strictly enforced. The "start and stop" (used to describe this OP infraction but also another infraction in the set which is not penalized in OBR but in practice is) is in the same category but has not been a focus yet for FED. Maybe it should be a POE next year. It's not a big deal whether you ball it or nothing it (with no runners) as long as everybody knows the code.