Thread: Balk or Not
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Old Tue Jun 30, 2009, 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by johnnyg08 View Post
I think the spirit of that rule is so teams don't put a player behind the catcher to protect from wild pitches/passed balls. Still, I would say, "don't do that" I think I am comfortable saying that I will NEVER balk that.
I would DDT that too, but after 1 warning then I would start ball/balking it. I can't see ejecting players over it. I think walking a batter and giving him a free ride on the next 3 pitches will get the point across better then hucking people.
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