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Originally Posted by RPatrino

SA, what's new about that balk mechanic? Not saying "That's a..."????

Calling a balk and justifying the call aloud for all to hear ends a lot of the horse pissing. Adding what the pitcher did wrong is now considered an improved verbal mechanic. It makes it easier for all to learn the subleties of a balk call and easier to run those who might disagree. A good coach who usually always comes out to protect his pitcher or to buy him time to regain that edge is taking a pretty big risk now. Coach, you have any other {dumb} questions before I run YOU off this field?

The game is no longer delayed for explanations and pitching instructions. Let's say your partner calls a balk and you didn't see it because you didn't have that angle. Now you have some valuable info when the coach asks you for an explanation between innings when you return to A. You no longer visit between innings to find out what you may have missed. No need to repeat the call because the pitcher violated a balk rule. It speeds up the game when all sides are on the same page.