Hidden ball play

[glunn]

I enjoyed this one:

 

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/05/03/228100246/brewers-minor-leaguer-pulled-off-the-hidden-ball-trick

[spinowner]

The one thing that this video didn't show was the pitcher. If the pitcher puts his foot on the rubber without the ball in his possession it's a balk. The other thing to mention, possibly the biggest mistake, is that the third base coach didn't pick up on it. He's gotta watch that.

[gunnarthor]

Yeah, I don't think that play works because the pitcher seems to go to the rubber.

[spinowner]

I checked the rule, and the pitcher is not allowed to straddle the rubber without the ball either. The video shows him on the back of the mound but cuts away after that.

[Sara141]

A hidden ball trick is a play in which a player deceives the opposing team about the location of the ball. In the game of baseball, the defense deceives the runner about the location of the ball, in an effort to tag out the runner. In the game of American football, the offense deceives the defense about the location of the ball, in an attempt to get the defense running the wrong way, such as in a fumblerooski.

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

A hidden ball trick is a play in which a player deceives the opposing team about the location of the ball. In the game of baseball, the defense deceives the runner about the location of the ball, in an effort to tag out the runner. In the game of American football, the offense deceives the defense about the location of the ball, in an attempt to get the defense running the wrong way, such as in a fumblerooski.

Welcome!

 

With your first post I want to thank you for introducing me to the word 'fumblerooski'. I'm not a football guy.

 

I look forward to using it somewhere, sometime. 

Edited May 5, 2017 by Oldgoat_MN

[glunn]

 

A hidden ball trick is a play in which a player deceives the opposing team about the location of the ball. In the game of baseball, the defense deceives the runner about the location of the ball, in an effort to tag out the runner. In the game of American football, the offense deceives the defense about the location of the ball, in an attempt to get the defense running the wrong way, such as in a fumblerooski.

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