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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by Buckeye12
bob jenkins, what do you tell a coach his pitcher did after you call a balk. What infraction is he breaking from the rule book? Or is this one of those situations where you just tell the coach, "He balked, that's what he did, and that's why I called it"? I'm not trying to critisize your interpretation because I would deffinately call this action a balk too, but I'm trying to figure out why it's a balk.
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He committed to home.
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He didn't step directly (or immediately)to first. (This option is more accurate, but longer.)
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Bob,
I agree with you. It's a balk. A right handed pitcher cannot make a move normally associated with his delivery to the plate and then throw to first. This would be considered an attempt to decieve the runner, and is, by rule, a balk.
Tuck