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How does Ryan Dempster from the Cubs get away with balking every pitch?

I was flipping throught channels last night and stopped on the Cubs game on ESPN. Every pitch that guy throws, he first bends his plant knee real quick, then continues the pitch. How is that not a balk? Wouldn't that be decieving the runner at first, as if he was attempting a pickoff move?

balks are anything not associated with the natural pitching motion.

If he breaks his knee in usual pitching motion then he could not break his knee and throw to a base. There is NOTHING in the rule book that states you can not break your knee and pitch.

I had a coach come out on me (I was the umpire) after I called a balk for a pitcher leaned towards home plate just like he did with his pitch and then picked a kid off at 3rd. He claimed the pitcher stepped just to the right of a line splitting the difference between home plate and 3rd (commonly referred to as the 45). I informed him that there is nothing in the rule book about "if the pitcher steps atleast 45 degrees towards a base..." It states that if you are going to throw to a bag you must steps to h bag anf gain ground towards that bag.

What the coach was not aware of, any motion at all towards home plate (regardless os where you step) and then throwing to a base is a balk.

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