| However, newer systems have a pickoff located directly on the drive shaft, which makes optical devices less practical. |
| Japanese players, he noted, also do not call time out and dust themselves off each time they dive back to first base on a pickoff attempt. |
| The generating voltmeter and capacitor pickoff signal were quiet. |
| But then he made a crucial mistake, making a wide pickoff throw to first base. |
| Every inning seemed to feature runners on base, full counts, pickoff throws, pitching changes, and breaks to go wake up spectators who may have dozed off. |
| The Saints fans among the 75,000 in Dolphin Stadium erupted after Porter's pickoff, knowing their first title was imminent. |
