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Originally posted by CDcoach
Thanks for all the replies.
Here is a follow-up:
""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."
It is my understanding that if the pitcher is set he may not turn his shoulders to look towards a BR. Talked to UIC who was eval. me and he agreed that they were balks.
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Unless you are playing FED rules (doubtful), your understanding is incorrect.
They may have been balks, but they were balks for feinting, not for turning the shoulders.
Or, the UIC may want balks called not in accordance with published rules (e.g., "house" rules).