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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by shaka
I explained myself further that we were instructed to call the not drop your hands balk from windup exactly how the book states.
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That explains a lot. There are many babe-ruth-aged local leagues where the umpires, and the UIC, and the coaches all believe this "myth". Mnay also believe in the "fielders balk", the "hands are part of the bat" etc.
If your league only believes the "pitcher must drop the hands immediately", you are ahead of the game.
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Bob:
This is news to me. I have never, at any level, since 1972 met an umpire or coach who believed a pitcher had to drop his hands prior to throwing to a base when disengaging from the rubber. Never. The dumbest Rat in the world would see that this is just ridiculous.
I'd like to know the league and the UIC involved in this. I'd pay a $100 reward to hear the UIC actually say that this is a proper application of the rule. Make that $200.
In short. I don't believe this. Are you telling me that it makes any sense at all that an umpire claiming 17 years experience, including the colligiate level, would do this? Nope. Sorry. Somebody is not being honest about something. (Imagine that, someone anonymously being disegenuous on the internet...amazing.)