ANSWERS: 7
  • Yeppers.
  • nopers
  • I guess then I'll say MAYBY?..............lol
  • No. He has to start his movement with his pivot foot on the rubber.
  • The pitcher must come to a set position with his foot in contact with the rubber. I would call this legal because even though he starts both at the same time, he is set with his foot in contact with the rubber. Now if you want to "over-officiate" you might call a balk because he isn't allowed to do anything associated with his delivery while not on the rubber. But I would leave it alone.
  • Tehcnically no, but if it is happening simultaneously I would think most umpires wouldn't call a balk, but my advice would be not to do it and have your foot on the rubber before coming set since it is such a close call and if you have a runner on third in a tight game you wouldn't want to give up a go ahead run over such nonsense.
  • Besides the fact to achieve that, he'd have to do some very bizarre little crow hop thing, No. You have to have at least one foot on the rubber, or its a balk.

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