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Originally Posted by socalblue1
...Had the PU put the ball into play thinking F1 was in contact it would STILL not be a balk, as the ball could not have legally been made live.
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Respectfully disagree, socal. Granted, you do not want to make the ball live unless you are certain F1 is in possession of the ball while on the rubber, but if you happen to put it in play anyway when F1 toes the rubber, you still have live action. Now, if you discover that F1 doesn't have the ball, he should still get balked.
The Hidden Ball Trick can
never work once time has been called. It's either going to be discovered while the ball is dead, or the pitcher is going to get balked once it's live.
John