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Originally posted by Dave Hensley
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Originally posted by David B
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Why did he wait for ball four to make the call?
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What does it matter? It would have been the same result if he had called the balk on Ball 1, Ball 2, or Ball 3.
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No one is talking about the final result. I'm talking about that if as an official you are going to call a picky technical balk then it should have been called on the first instance.
Why wait for two balks that you don't call and then call it on the third.
I don't know Mr. Yeast, but I would think that he as I cringed when he saw this call.
I read what the umpire in chief said in the paper, and it was a simple rule quote to back his partner.
The look on his face when he saw the balk called made all the difference.
Then U2 the UIC got stuck having to explain it to the coach. What would you expect him to say, he missed the call?
No by rule it was a good call. But as far as the game, it was a poor call in a very very good baseball game.
Thanks
David