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Old Fri Apr 16, 2010, 06:03pm
ManInBlue ManInBlue is offline
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Question - I had a sitch a couple of years ago. I did not call a balk (major brain freeze), although I think I should have. Runner on 2nd only. RHP. He turns his shoulders - well jerks them (left shoulder toward first, counterclockwise rotation) as to start a turn toward 2B. His feet never moved, he did not step toward 2B. Rules say you have to step toward the base (in contact with the rubber) on a feint.

Would this be a balk? I assume since he didn't make the step it still doesn't qualify as a balk "toward" 2B.
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