Pick off from the Windup

[Don Mueller]

Originally Posted by grogdog

Right away the ump blamed the balk call on a failure to disengage. .

As noted earlier, this could simply be a Fed umpire not knowing the OBR and Fed difference.

Originally Posted by grogdog

The he said he'd balk him again "for standing on the rubber with his hands together". He claimed that is deceiving the runner. .

Misinterpretation of the rules aside..

Classic case of talking too much. He must be a student of Joe Wolf