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Det/Oak Gm 2
Anybody see the balk Wendlestedt called in the first inning? I guess Leyland wasn't allowed to talk to him about it because just as he started out on Hunter, he pointed toward his knee & then waved his mask in a motion like "don't come out here". Leyland stopped in his tracks, turned around and walked back in the dugout. Respect or Red A$$? :confused:
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Of course, the Fox experts confused it even further for me.
The replay showed a flinch, then a pickoff throw THEN the balk call. Steve Lyons said that the flinch was the balk. But Harry was pointing at the knee. That being said, Leyland was not screaming and hollering. Why not explain your call to him? Go Tigers! Joe |
i missed the play. was the flinch the balk? where did he flinch? was the balk call delayed?
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(d) Official Baseball Rule 8.05(c) requires the pitcher, while touching the pitcher's plate, to step directly toward a base before throwing to that base. If a pitcher turns or spins off of his free foot without actually stepping, or if he turns his body and throws before stepping, it is a balk. See Section 7.6 (Stepping to a Base). NOTE: The pitcher is required to step directly toward a base when feinting a throw to a base. Umpires should indicate balks called under Official Baseball Rule 8.05(c) (no step) by slapping the side of their leg after calling the balk. This indicates the balk is for failure to step directly towards a base. (e) A manager, coach, or player may not come onto the field or leave his position to protest the call of a balk as defined in Official Baseball Rule 8.05(c) (failure to step directly towards a base before throwing there). If such protest is made, the manager, coach, or player shall be ejected from the game. Wendelstadt slapped his leg to indicate the balk, and clearly told Leyland "don't come out here" and Leyland did a 180 and went straight back to the dugout. Textbook. |
wait.... a balk was called in MLB baseball?????
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It looked like a spin/no step pick to me, and I was 2828 miles away so did not see knee flinch.
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Since Leyland already made his way out of the dugout, I was a little surprised at how aggressive Wendlestedt handled the situation (by not letting him to come out). Just an observation and opinion |
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BTW- I've never told an NCAA coach, "Don't come out here." But I have said that to coaches and managers at lower levels. |
MLB is different
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Obviously Leyland understood and got all the info he needed. There is no need for a coach to argue or talk about a balk. I've always told F1 what he did and moved on. A coach might ask what he did, but I'm not going to allow them to discuss it, there's nothing to discuss. That's the way I"ve always handled it in my games college and HS. I'm sure there's even less to talk about at the MLB level. Thanks David |
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OTOH, I am enjoying the commentary of Piniella and Brennerman (sp?). Lou will/would make a good 'color' guy once his managing days are done.
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I didn't suprise me that Hunter cut him off. Several years ago, I went to a Rockies game in Denver. Hunter was the PU. He pulled the old "let's talk about the lineup card" gag with Clint Hurdle during the half inning (Hunter approached Clint instead of the other way around). Clint didn't play along has he threw up his arms and said a couple of words. I could tell Hunter was probably telling him to shut up about something (lineup card routine) but I really didn't know what it was. Anyway, Hurdle shut up, stayed in the game and things went on...
Lawrence |
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