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Originally posted by TwoBits
What often happens is that the pitcher throws the ball, I yell "time" to warn on the balk, but the batter crushes the ball for an extra base hit. But since we are playing with the FED rule book, balks are an immediate dead ball, so I'm left with know choice but to nullify the hit.
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If you are in a warning situation, why not just wait to issue your warning until after the catcher receives the ball? After all, it's not actually a balk necessitating a dead ball, it's just a warning of a balk.