Balks from the preliminary set position

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Mon Sep 08, 2008, 09:58pm

Rita C

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mbyron

If it's not continuous, then there's a stop. "He started and stopped, skip." Balk.

That's fine. But Umpire Jim is saying that it doesn't specifically say in OBR that that is a balk.

8.01 says that it must not be done but doesn't give a penalty and it's not specifically listed as a balk offense in 8.05.

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