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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
Bases loaded. Defense calls time. You grant it. Infield including catcher gather up around the pitcher. Pitcher shuttles ball to F5 during the pow wow. As everyone goes back towards their positions, the catcher is set, the batter is set and the pitcher is straddling the rubber in the set position. You are waiting to put the ball in play when the pitcher toes the rubber. About this time, F5 tags R3 off the base with the ball. You call balk and award all runners one base.
You now have a balk during a dead ball situation.
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No you don't because you cannot balk during a dead ball. You have nothing. You tell F5 to get the ball back to the pitcher so we can get the game going and you probably eject the coach when he can't deal with not getting an out when the ball isn't in play.