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Here is a young lady with mad skills and is legal. VERY nice rise ball too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgP2E5uK0Ik&feature=fvw
nice post! hmm got me thinking....does that RISE BALL REALLY RISE??? couldn't help it
Here is a young lady with mad skills and is legal. VERY nice rise ball too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgP2E5uK0Ik&feature=fvw
The thing is, she has the proper spin on the rise, so, at least, it will not flaten out as fast. When we see her rise from an umps view, it looks like it would fool batters.Great Pitcher and a great video no doubt. But i dont think that rise ball is actually rising. I think they are high fast balls that would not be strikes. But she is good no question.
The thing is, she has the proper spin on the rise, so, at least, it will not flaten out as fast. When we see her rise from an umps view, it looks like it would fool batters.
Monica Abbott did this exact same thing, took that short step off the rubber before starting her motion. I have seen others do it.Surely she doesn't really do that in a game. It's about as blatantly illegal and OBVIOUS as could be. If an ump can't see that, then they may as well give up the job. My guess is she is doing it to pick up a little more speed for the video, sort of like how some pitchers walk through their warmup pitches. Not sure what the point is, any college coach would immediately see it as a problem.
Oh really? what is different about this?Just from recalling Abbott pitching in various Olympic, World Cup and college competitions, I think that what she is doing is different than the pitcher on YouTube.
A pitcher CAN legally slide her pivot foot forward before delivering the pitch. Notice that I did not say "forward and off of the pitcher's plate". The rules allow the pitcher to slide her pivot foot across the top of the plate, as long as she maintains contact with the plate.
If she starts with her her toe just touching the back of the rubber, she can slide it forward until her heel is just touching the front of the rubber. That is legal and, with respect to the pitcher gaining some forward momentum, can have pretty much the same net effect as if she slides the foot illegally forward off of the plate.
The few illegal pitches I remember seeing Abbott called for were for a different infraction. When she first rocks back, her pivot foot raises. In doing that, she was (illegally) losing contact with the rubber, before bringing it back down and sliding it (legally) forward.
ok I am alittle confused here. I have read many post that you can't drive off on turf and its ok indoors....But does she or does she not take a step forward off of the PITCHING RUBBER then she drives off...If the pitching rubber moves because it is not secured, ok then follow what is legal and have just your heal touching the rubber and most of your foot on the turf and drive off like she does after she takes a step forward....