Illegal Pitch ?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

The hesitation before pitching is the simulation of taking the sign. No other action is needed. The point I was making is that the pitcher can not step onto the pitchers plate and immediately begin the pitching motion. There must be some sort of pause, which acts as the simulation of taking the sign, which by rule is allowable.

If that was your point, you made it quite poorly. You said she had to do something (nod at the catcher was one of your examples) to make it look like she was taking a sign. Kind of the opposite of what Irish said.