Balk in Padres game 7-20

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by shaka
I explained myself further that we were instructed to call the not drop your hands balk from windup exactly how the book states.

That explains a lot. There are many babe-ruth-aged local leagues where the umpires, and the UIC, and the coaches all believe this "myth". Mnay also believe in the "fielders balk", the "hands are part of the bat" etc.

If your league only believes the "pitcher must drop the hands immediately", you are ahead of the game.