Sat May 14, 2005, 08:51pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Good call.
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Originally posted by Rackster
In a Junior League division of little league baseball a player was hit by a pitch,catcher threw the ball to first baseman for the hidden ball trick.Plate umpire thought the pitcher was on the pitching plate with the ball and announced "play".Runner on first took a lead and was tagged out.Offensive team argued play was legal but PU let play stand. Shouldn't this have been a balk call? I see it as picher was on pitching plate without ball or pitcher was straddling pitching plate in order to decieve,with either situation a balk call and runner awarded second base.Am I right?
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Rackster,
Yes.
8.05 Penalty (1) - " Straddling the pitcher's plate without the ball is to be interpreted as an intent to deceive and ruled a balk."
mick
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