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[mikebran]

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Preamble: Everyone knows that upon a call of BALK followed by infield batted ball, when the play is made cleanly SS to 1b, upon catch of ball by F3 who "gets" B-R.. we call TIME! and not "Out!". Then
"That's a balk, You, over there, You back to bat, etc"

NEW SITUATION

2-2 count, 2 outs. R2 and R3. Call of BALK! Pitcher delivers in the dirt. Batter swings and misses as ball skips by catcher, carroms off backstop.

R3 comes home. Very fast R2 rounds 3rd aggressively. Batter-Runner was very slow realizing situation and he FINALLY starts to run to 1st. Catcher recovers ball and now THROWS to 1st to GET Batter-Runner.

Base Ump now makes a call. OF COURSE.. since B-R does not make 1st the BALK is going to be enforced and B-R will return to bat with old 2-2 count.

But what is the call? He can't say TIME.. because who knows where R2 is... R2 may be steps from home, or F3 may have a play on him.

I want to call OUT! on this play and let whatever (if any) continuous action finish, then call time, then enforce the balk. But again, I'm not married to it.