Calling the balk with R3

[BigUmp56]

Probably the reason you wouldn't call the balk is due to the fact that you don't know one when you see one.

I assume nothing. It's not my job to instruct high school players how to play the game. That's why they have coaches.

In a non-competitive instructional league it's a different story.

Keep your bigoted racial statements off this board! The race or social status of a player has nothing to do with officiating the game of baseball.

It must really bother you that someone you call a "Smitty" knows considerably more about umpiring than you do.


This shows me where you stand.

PWL:

Most of the time at the lower age level, JV/Frosh, I don't even look to make this call unless offensive coach is barking about it. They seldom if ever do.

Sometimes you have to balk them just so they know what you're talking about. They don't even know what a balk is. And, then they still don't get it.

Which is it? Do you not look to call it, or do you call it sometimes so they know what you're talking about? How about a little consistency. I'll bet the J/V coach who instructs his pitchers properly loves it when you cut the opposing pitcher some slack because you don't feel he had good enough coaching.



Tim.

[Edited by BigUmp56 on Feb 5th, 2006 at 02:11 PM]