Mon Jul 18, 2005, 05:55pm
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Germantown, TN (east of Memphis)
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Originally posted by bossman72
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Originally posted by jicecone
Rule 8.05c Comment 2.
Now, don't get offensive about this but, how do you know it's a balk, if you don't have a Rule book? And the reason I ask is because, it took approximately 15 seconds to look it up. Just wondering.
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Now, it wasn't exactly how the rulebook described it. When i was being taught balks by another umpire in the association, i asked him about the third to first move and he said that he has to break contact with the rubber before throwing to first. He did a little demonstration for me that he said was from the Jim or John Evans balk video (which i obviously dont have or seen) where the pivot foot is in contact with the rubber on the step to third, then without moving the pivot foot at all, step and threw to first. So if any of you have seen this video, you might know what i'm talking about.
But that's what happened. I balked it. Dave Hensley gave me the rule i needed. Thank you guys very much. [/B]
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"... without moving the pivot foot at all" ???
With his toes still pointed toward 3rd he throws to 1st?
I'd like to see that!!!
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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