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Was this Pony level PONY, or Bronco? (Our Pony is just two weeks underway and city tournament time is weeks from now.)
PONY, sectionals in about 3 weeks or so, no District for PONY here, Bronco does run a district starting this season.
For those who believe the only reason the balk rules exist is to punish illegal deception, you made the right call.
Evereybody knew he was steppin off, runners woulda got a cheap freebie....
For those who understand that there are other types of balks and the rulesmakers decided it was the proper punishment for incorrect pitching "behaivor" or mechanics, you might have missed the call.
I did not
miss it, I just did not call it
However, even some in the second group won't call a mechanical or penal balk that will decide a game. I think it might even be listed in Carl's 51 Ways to Ruin a Game.
I dunno bout not calling a fake to first on the rubber in this case, I'd nail em
In short, you may have made the right call for the wrong reason.
Well, I did not want the crap to fly and there was no deception, thought I did well, ....lets ask Peter Osborne....LOL
Have a great dad's day, garth.....
