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Originally Posted by GROUPthink
It changed in the 80s when they added the word "discernible" for one season and the umpires called a TON of balks. The players union, I believe, never approved the word discernible and it was removed the next season.
No More 'Discernible' Stop, So Balks Will Be Balks Again - Los Angeles Times
Once the word discernible disappeared, the pitchers still seemed to stop a lot better than they did prior to this change. |
Yes, 'discernible' was removed, leaving only 'complete' behind. And as we have all been taught, a change of direction does not equate a complete stop. Some of these guys are only changing direction these days. Maybe it's time to start enforcing the 'complete' part of the rule more consistently.