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Originally Posted by Welpe
I'm trying to figure out how you'd have a balk by the F1 during his windup that didn't result in the play being killed. If he stops his motion during the windup, the ball would be dead from the balk, would it not?
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If F1 came to a complete stop and never delivered the pitch, you might be able to kill play right after that. But in this scenario, he only hesitated and then restarted his motion to pitch. You really can't kill it until all play ends.
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