Pickoff Moves for Pitchers : How to Pickoff a Runner at First Base

[Poopiusthewoopius]

excuse me i need a bit of advice. i am 12 and i pitch for my team, and i have 4 pitches. those pitches are an okay sinker, nasty slider, bellow average changeup, and good 4 seam fastball. my fastball is 65-70 MPH but i top out at about 73-74. should i learn a fifth pitch to complete my package. comments would be very helpful. thank you.

[jordy65056]

@Poopiusthewoopius no its okay like that.....you are perfect you just need need to throw harder but that will be with the time

[lesliekwan80]

It's not a balk. End of story.

[infinityward0]

no offense but travel ball is not competetive

[CutieWazzup]

You don't have to step behind the rubber to throw over. But when you do what he did fisrt you HAVE to throw it. Basically, as long as your lead leg doesnt make a motion towards home.

[wvuisbeast]

No thats a balk unless he doesnt throw it, trust me i play for a traveling team

[LOLZERAMA]

balk

[thatoldguy1]

are u sure thats not a balk? im a pitcher and theres a new rule in my league with balks and lead offs and ive been called for balks like that because i go in 1 motion

[jfrierson13]

im a pitcher. and i know you gotta step off the rubbber then throw to 1st base

[fouurnall]

yeah i thought u had to step off cmpletly and be behindt he mound??

[fredthedog99]

At 0:48 he balked, he twitched his front foot before he turned and stepped off of the rubber with his back foot.

[Hollywooddave123]

@fredthedog99 No umpire will EVER see that little twitch.

[marketmybusinessnet]

Balk - you can't disengage the rubber moving forward.

[gogetareeljob]

@marketmybusinessnet Yes, you can. Are you kidding me? If you disengage from the rubber moving forward you have to throw the ball. If you disengage from the rubber moving backwards you don't have to throw.

[jbenef]

@marketmybusinessnet on the pick off move you can but you have to throw it, if you dont throw it, then its a balk

[bostonsports517]

o u dont see this one too often..a bull shit video from expert village. balk any day

[TheDrJD]

@bostonsports517 thats not a balk! a balk is when you start to the plate then go to first!

[DXfan44]

im sure this guy would put this on youtube if he was balking

[Frozen4pe]

how the hell did he balk?! all he is doing is moving his back foot off the bag by bringing it foward instead of backwards. damn some kids think they know baseball when they play on a team where even the fat kid gets to play.

[cheezedudle]

how the fuck did he balk?

[Dutch9gamer]

agree he's balking

[SLIEKURA]

is it a balk if his right foot lands infront of the rubber more than a foot away or does it need to be on or near the rubber

[CATSNATION4]

he didnt balk retards im with bulldogs

[majorhawk100]

monarchs808 is right, twitched his front foot, nice eye

[shakeandbakemakers]

BALK!!

[tannererwine]

NO!!

[herefordbulldogs]

that is not a balk because he taking his foot off of the rubber. it does not heve to move behid the rubber it just has to move back. therefore it is not a balk.

[ChicagoZach]

he did balk you step back off the rubber not towards it he is definently balked

[ryno0263]

he did not balk on 0:48. he did not pick up his front foot in a pitching motion. his knee did not rise

[jimunite]

ya he did, is knee didn't rise but it twisted a little, most umps won't see it and I had to watch it several times but he did balk.

[shakeandbakemakers]

oh shut up wanan be

[matt1265]

@ryno0263 It doesn't matter you can sway back and forth barely and it's a balk.

[monarchs808]

he balked on 0:48 lol

[gogetareeljob]

@monarchs808 hahah, I was watching his back leg after you said that. Until I realized it was his front leg. But he this is an instructional video so it's whatever.

[ptsuperstar3]

not cool play soccer ok sent back

[Bergarita]

nice

[Th3Y0utub3r]

thanks your videos are a good help for pitchin i subscribed