Calling Balks and the value of reading these forums.

[nickrego]

Balk #1 makes absolutely no sense. But he did it. Why, I don't know. But he did, and I called it. He left both feet and landed as I described. He could have made a better move, with more on the ball by just lifting his non-pivot foot and stepping towards the base.

For largeone59,

Here is why they are balks...

Balk #1: When any kind of a jump move is made by the pitcher, both feet must land in front of the rubber, and the non-pivot foot must gain ground and direction towards the base being thrown to.

Balk #2: After coming set, a pitcher can only do three things. A) Deliver a pitch to the plate. B) Step towards and throw to a base, or feint if not 1st. C) Step off the rubber. In this balk, the pitcher broke his hands, began his throwing motion to 1st, and then stepped off. Not allowed. If he is going to step off, he must do it before beginning any throwing or pitching motion.