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Originally Posted by RichMSN
I do see your point here. If he's in the middle of a legal 3-1 move, the coach hasn't caused a balk since there is no balk.
However, the coach still needs to go or needs to understand that if this happens again, he's getting the hook.
I killed a balk the other day cause some moron next to the dugout screamed out "That's a balk" and caused the pitcher to stop. For a split second, I thought it came from the dugout, but I quickly realized that wasn't possible. Just CS/FP to not allow something like this to happen, IMO.
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My objective next winter: to actually write the CS/FP rule book. Could be a hoot.
After I had umped a few years and had a decent knowledge of the rulebook. I went through a short phase where I was calling every little thing: Batter out of box, balks galore, INT, OBS, you name it.
A veteran official in my area sat me down during that time and gave me a short lecture. After complimenting my basic skills he said, "Don't look for trouble."
Amen.
Ace in CT