Illegal pitch?

[David Emerling]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
Her wrist is well outside her elbow at delivery. Illegal pitch!

However, I saw that only from a video clip in stop-motion. I am not sure that I would ever see that from the PU position. The major problem with IP issues is that some people can stand off to the side and watch nothing but a pitcher's hands or feet. Umpires have different angles and so many things to focus on that, unless an action is blatent, it is often not caught. And not called.

WMB

I'll agree that it is sometimes difficult to catch a subtle irregularity in a particular pitch.

But this is how this young lady pitched EVERY PITCH. If, as the PU, you had some doubt as to what you might have just seen ... just watch the *next* pitch!

I think the oddness of her pitching motion offends the eyes and simply LOOKS wrong. It's the type of pitching motion where you can see the *something* is wrong ... so you look closer. Then you see it!

She's practically throwing SIDEARM!

The rules stipulate that the wrist can be no further from the body than the elbow. Her wrist is MUCH further. It's not even "slight".

David Emerling
Memphis, TN