Balk question

By "pop the foot ... and go," do you mean attempt a pick-off? If so, the described move seems legal.

Yes I did mean make a pickoff attempt by "pop foot and go"

For a PO at 2B, if the "pivot foot" pops anywhere but "straight back" off the rubber then a balk is in the making.
If your question is directed at the lack of stopping (coming set) then all is fine, F1 does not have to come set prior to a PO.

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Originally posted by jjk:
For a PO at 2B, if the "pivot foot" pops anywhere but "straight back" off the rubber then a balk is in the making.
If your question is directed at the lack of stopping (coming set) then all is fine, F1 does not have to come set prior to a PO.

The pivot doesn't have to go straight back off the rubber to pick at 2B anymore than it has to go straight back to pick at 1B.

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Originally posted by bballdad175:

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Originally posted by jjk:
For a PO at 2B, if the "pivot foot" pops anywhere but "straight back" off the rubber then a balk is in the making.
If your question is directed at the lack of stopping (coming set) then all is fine, F1 does not have to come set prior to a PO.

The pivot doesn't have to go straight back off the rubber to pick at 2B anymore than it has to go straight back to pick at 1B.

I believe jjk's point was when disengaging the rubber prior to a throw to second, one must legally disengage. This also applies to first and third.

Obviously, requiring a disengagement to be legal is not the same as requiring a disengagement.

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to pop the foot connected with the rubber and go.

I was refering to the above statement from the OP.
Nothing to do with a pivot. Rather what's going on with the Pivot Foot.

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Originally posted by bballdad175:

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Originally posted by jjk:
For a PO at 2B, if the "pivot foot" pops anywhere but "straight back" off the rubber then a balk is in the making.
If your question is directed at the lack of stopping (coming set) then all is fine, F1 does not have to come set prior to a PO.

The pivot doesn't have to go straight back off the rubber to pick at 2B anymore than it has to go straight back to pick at 1B.

OK, so I'm confused.

I was under the impression that there is no requirement for a pitcher to disengage the rubber to throw to a base, as long as he steps toward the base prior to the throw?

But maybe I missed the point of the original post. It's late for me. Difficult to read.

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Originally posted by bballdad175:

OK, so I'm confused.

I was under the impression that there is no requirement for a pitcher to disengage the rubber to throw to a base, as long as he steps toward the base prior to the throw?

100% correct. You're not confused at all.