Has Anyone Had This Play?

[jicecone]

Yes this happened in a Legion game I was doing.

While the pitcher was in he set position, (R3 & R2), the batter took a step forward in the box and turned around and took a step back , then stepped out. The pitcher balked and all hell broke loose with yells of "thats a balk."

I called time and exercised the "Do Over Option." The HC argued that there is no such thing as a "Do Over" in baseball. I explained the other option I had was to eject his batter for attempting to cause the pitcher to balk. He insisted that I was wrong. I explained to him that the discussion was over and this is what were doing. I said I would be glad to point out the rule in the book after the game.

He spent the rest of the game reading the book and never asked the question again.

[mbyron]

It's a do-over. Here you go:

Originally Posted by OBR Rule 6.02(b)

If after the pitcher starts his windup or comes to a “set position” with a runner on, he does not go
through with his pitch because the batter has stepped out of the box, it shall not be called a balk. Both the
pitcher and batter have violated a rule and the umpire shall call time and both the batter and pitcher start
over from “scratch.”

I should note that this paragraph is prefaced by the comment that this ruling applies only to MLB. The Legion rule book probably has something similar, if not identical, in approximately the same place (the rule on the batter).

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by mbyron

It's a do-over. Here you go:



I should note that this paragraph is prefaced by the comment that this ruling applies only to MLB. The Legion rule book probably has something similar, if not identical, in approximately the same place (the rule on the batter).

I should note that I already posted this rule back in post #9 of the thread.

The rule (or the comment in this case) applies to all OBR-based games except National Association (minor league) games. They have a special rule that doesn't apply anywhere else. That is what is meant by "major league only." I is just to tell the difference between the bigs and the minors. The wording was added at the last rules change.