Official Site of the Cubs · Oct 19, 2016
Maddon wants Urias' pickoff move on umps' radar
Cubs manager Joe Maddon talks about his players going through slumps while facing Cy Young caliber pitching in the NLDS and NLCSAs that rule reads: "If a left-handed or right-handed pitcher swings his free foot past the back edge of the pitcher's rubber, he is required to pitch to the batter except to throw to second base on a pickoff play."
Game Date Time Matchup TV/HighlightsMaddon said he hopes it will be called as such if Urias tries a similar move on Wednesday.
"When you get to see it on TV, it's pretty obvious," Maddon said. "It's not even close. It's a very basic tenet regarding what is and what is not a balk. Give him credit, man, for going through with it. That's part of the game.