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Originally posted by GarthB
Jim:
Reverse your reasoning. Show me the rule that allows the call of a balk during a dead ball and you will have convert.
GB
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Garth,
I cannot show you a rule that allows a balk during a dead ball any more than you can show me a rule that disallows a balk during a dead ball.
Not to seem offensive, but I've always considered this situation to be plain common sense. The pitcher straddled the rubber without the ball, and in doing so he deceived the runners and the umpire. I just believe that should always be a balk, live or dead.