Coach yells, "That's a Balk!"

[cmcramer]

Thanks for the input and advice. My concern is that the Coach's yelling caused my pitcher to stop the play.

So should I instruct my pitchers to finish the play, finish the pitch, despite hearing an adult out of the pitcher's field of view yell "That's a Balk!" ?

Let's hope everyone else - especially the batter - also stays alert and ready for the play/pitch to occur after such yelling!

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by cmcramer

Thanks for the input and advice. My concern is that the Coach's yelling caused my pitcher to stop the play.

So should I instruct my pitchers to finish the play, finish the pitch, despite hearing an adult out of the pitcher's field of view yell "That's a Balk!" ?

Let's hope everyone else - especially the batter - also stays alert and ready for the play/pitch to occur after such yelling!

Part of the problem comes from FED rules where the ball is dead on the call of balk. Under NCAA & OBR, the ball is delayed dead. Many High School players playing OBR Summer ball get confused. Best thing is to add, "continue playing until you hear the umpire call TIME!".

[JJ]

OK, let's expand the sitch. What if the incorrect batter had hit into a double play, and then it was detected? NOW how many outs would you have?

JJ

[CO ump]

Originally Posted by JJ

OK, let's expand the sitch. What if the incorrect batter had hit into a double play, and then it was detected? NOW how many outs would you have?

JJ

Inning over

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JJ

OK, let's expand the sitch. What if the incorrect batter had hit into a double play, and then it was detected? NOW how many outs would you have?

JJ

What incorrect batter? Maybe this goes in the BOO thread.

In any event, the outs made on the play stand in FED, but the enire play is negated in OBR.