Bonehead Umpire

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Okay guys, I'm not sure how I ended working with this guy...but here goes.

R1 leading off...batter takes the pitch...catcher throws the ball back to the pitcher. Partner calls "balk". He then informs the coach that his pitcher "received the ball within 5 feet of the rubber" which according to FED rules (technically) is a balk. I believe the books says that the "pitcher can not be within 5 feet of the rubber without the ball."

With that interpretation, that opens a whole can of worms! Pitcher throws the pitch...its a balk, cause the pitcher no longer has the ball.

How technical is this going to get?????