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Originally posted by buckweat
My argument isn't whether or not it is a balk as written in the rule, but that the umpire has the discretion to make a judgement and if he wants to, could call a balk.
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No, you do not have the discretion to call anything a balk that you feel like calling a balk. You have the discretion to call balks as listed in 8.05. There are no balks listed elswhere. They're all in 8.05. If it's not in 8.05, it's not a balk.
Certainly, balks are judgment calls. You could call anything a balk, not explain why, and no one could protest. But is that really smart?
Why the heck even have written rules if you're just going to make up your own anyway?
Sun Apr 28, 2002, 01:17pm
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