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Originally posted by bob jenkins
"Turning shoulders" is not necessarily a balk. You must judge it to be a feint to first. Were the runners fooled? Were you? If not, let it go.
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I do not think you should just let it go. You might not call a balk, but it is to your benefit as an umpire to get them to stop doing it to some extent so you do not have to call it at all. So usually sending the catcher to talk to the pitcher works if I am the plate umpire and telling them myself as the base umpire works too. I just think it is good preventative officiating to let them be aware that their actions might be considered a balk at some point. But then again that is what I do and what works for me.
Peace