the balk to second, you can see it too!!
The NCAA '03 baseball rules clinic CD has the play in question it's under pitching violations last situation, USC vs TEN , man on second pitcher starts from the set, lift's his leg and start's his front leg towards home plate and before it touches the ground he spins to second to play on the runner on second base, Called a "Balk" Dave Yeast said this is from the previous year's clinic but is so important to revist it, that it is again a point of emphasis.
Well seeing is believing and Dave Yeast is the NCAA point man for the last couple of season's with umpire's, the CD is sold by epic sports software cost is $4.95 plus shipping and is listed a lot on E-bay, they also sell a CD for college two and three man mechanics for $29.95, I'am not trying to market the item's but both are great tools.
I once believed it was almost impossible to balk to second, flinch, drop the ball etc but this clip opened my eyes to say the least, But in youth ball calling that balk might be a hard sell, esp. if they get an out.
Thank's to the NCAA, and DAVE YEAST for providing such a useful tool for other umpires to learn from.
Mac
[Edited by MAC on Apr 22nd, 2003 at 02:28 PM]
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