CWS game 2 starting pitcher windup?

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

If the pitcher isn't in the wind-up, he's in the set. So if the "windup" rule is different then the "set" rule is also different. Maybe I'm just mis-understanding.

By rule, the pitcher shown in the video has his free foot in the set position in FED. However, his pivot foot is in the wind-up position. Thus, it's the "hybrid" in FED that was the POE this year -- and, apparently, enforced differently in different locales. Search on previous threads -- I'm pretty sure there were some pictures of the various feet positions and a discussion of them.

Why is his pivot foot in the "windup position"? It's almost parallel and in full contact with the plate. Thus according to MDlonghorn and Rich Ives he is in the set and does not violate NCAA windup restrictions. Without runners on he does what looks like a windup step back but both allow as part of his motion to pitch out of the set.

While my locale ignored the FED rule pre POE it was enforced strictly post POE. Even to the extent that we got an interp that a heel tangent to the plate or edge extension was not on or in contact with the plate. They had to edge the heel a little bit onto the white.