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Originally Posted by LDUB
Because he has said, multiple times, that he agrees with the call on the field that it should not be a balk.
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I agree also. The pitcher did not stop his motion until the runner had touched home plate. No runners on base at that time, so nobody on base to award a base on a balk, which is the purpose of the balk rule, to reward the offense for a pitcher illegally deceiving a
runner. And regardless of whether Kevin agreed with the call or not, it was the call that was made. Don't believe it? Look in the scorebook.
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Originally Posted by LDUB
Even though it was a balk it would probably be scored as a stolen base also. Just because there is a balk does not mean that a runner cannot steal a base.
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This is also true, but it wasn't a balk because it wasn't called. "It ain't nothin' till I call it." - Bill Klem.