Balk or No Balk

MadCityRef · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 02, 2008, 08:26pm

Problem I see is he doesn't disengage the rubber first.

GarthB · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 02, 2008, 08:32pm

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Originally Posted by MadCityRef

Problem I see is he doesn't disengage the rubber first.

Why should he? He's stepping and throwing to a base without making a move toward home.

Edited to add: The only reasons to disengage are 1. F1 performs the move incorrectly while engaged and, 2. So many umpires mistakenly think that a RH must disengage to throw to first.

johnnyg08 · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 02, 2008, 09:53pm

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Originally Posted by MadCityRef

Problem I see is he doesn't disengage the rubber first.

no, no, no, no,...anybody who's played baseball at any level about T-ball...

bossman72 · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 02, 2008, 10:04pm

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Originally Posted by MadCityRef

Problem I see is he doesn't disengage the rubber first.

that is not a requirement for throwing to a base

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