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Old Sat Jan 05, 2008, 03:02pm
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Spirit of the Rule Balk Part 2

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Originally Posted by GarthB
"There are mechanical balks, there are deceptive balks and there are penal balks." Sound familiar?
Could someone please explain this statement to one who hasn't gone through the Academy? To me a deceptive balk is a mechanical balk that was deceptive and a penal balk is a mechanical balk that has a penalty associated with it...both statements are redundant, IMO. Could some please explain the differences.
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