Would you have called a balk?

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

That the BRD is not the final say on all rule interpretations. It is a source of research that bring different interps together and only one person's opinion. You said the coach was fishing for a balk call after you balked his pitcher earlier. It sounds like you were fishing for an attaboy for not calling a balk that you are arguing vehemently is a balk, technically speaking. You will get in more trouble calling balks than you will for not calling them.

I guarantee if you ever call this in a game you will be picking more nits than a father-son spider monkey team that knows a National Geographic film crew is following them.

What I was debating was you telling me that it's not technically a balk when in fact it is. I e-mailed a friend who has served in passed years on the NFHS rules committee and as an advisor to Elliot Hopkins. He's assured me that the NFHS does consider this a balk. Enforcement is another matter as some will call it while others will not. I was just curious to see what others here felt about it. I don't let worrying about "trouble", as you put it, dictate what calls I make. I am, however, concerned that I call my games using an accepted standard where common sense and fair play are at a premium.


Tim.