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    stevenash
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    Possible MLB rule change next year: That fake to third, throw to first pick off move

    Runners on first and third, pitcher fakes to third, throws to first in an attempt to pick off the runner at first will (possibly) be a balk in 2013.

    From the Associated Press:
    The Playing Rules Committee has approved a proposal to make it a balk, too, with MLB executives and umpires in agreement. The players' union vetoed the plan for this season to discuss it further. MLB is allowed to implement the change after a one-year wait — no telling whether that would happen if players strongly object.
    Under the new wording, a pitcher could not fake to third unless he first stepped off the rubber. If he stayed on the rubber ... it would be a balk.

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    zoo youk
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    good. it hasnt been successful in decades and just delays the game more

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