Manager Acts Like a Dipstick, I'm Sorry to Say

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

They taught us just to call the balk and move 'em along. But since I never got a pro job, esp. in HS Baseball I always tell kids what they did.

My call was last night: "THAT"S A BALK (Pointing at F1) TIME! (Hands UP) NO STEP TO 1B (pointing R1 to 2B)."

My partner did nothing, of course, but he is a 2nd year guy who mostly does SB. He did a decent job for a newbie.

In FED the balk kills the play. "Time, that's a balk,"

In OBR the balk does not kill the play. "That's a balk...Time, that's a balk,"

[LMan]

I always say, "Thats a balk, TIME" in FED so that when I change gears to OBR in the summer, the call stays consistent (in my addled mind).

[justanotherblue]

I had a very simular play last year in a Legion tourney. LH F1, called the balk, coach wanted to argue the call, it was simple. Coach, he didn't step toward the base. Coach what do you mean. ..It's easy coach he didn't have any distance or direction toward the base, that's a balk. After I repeated he had no distance or direction toward the base several times, the light went on. Coach commented, that must be important, you said that several times! I had a hard time putting my mask on with roar of laughter within my mind! Never had to use the field lights his light went on so brightly!