Long night at the ballpark.

mrm21711 · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 25, 2006, 03:36pm

I remember this happened in a MLB game last year in New York. Chuck Meriwether (working the plate) called a balk but after he conferred with 3B ump Tim Timmons, he overturned his balk call. In this instance, the pitcher started in the windup position and stepped off with his pivot foot VERY VERY quickly and made a throw to second base...I think.

bob jenkins · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 25, 2006, 07:20pm

A balk call when F1 was off the rubber is one of the NCAA approved instances where a non-calling umpire may provide information to the calling umpire.

C'monBlue · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 26, 2006, 10:11pm

Thank you for your responses. It's at least moderately reassuring to know that I'm not the first to make such a bone-head call.

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