Extremely Quick Pitcher

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by GA Umpire

I have a question for consistency of mechanics.

Do you allow the pitch to complete? Then, call "Time" and say something like "Quick pitch. That's a ball/balk."

Or, as soon as the pitcher starts, call "Time" and say "Quick pitch. That's a ball/balk."?

Basically, is a quick pitch a DDB or stop it immediately and assess penalties?

It's not a quick pitch unless it's a pitch. So I don't call "time" first. That said, what happens next depends on the code.

OBR: With no runners, the pitch is a ball no matter where it is. With runners, it's a balk, live ball until the end of playing action, then enforce the balk.

FED: With no runners, the pitch is a ball no matter where it is. With runners, it's a balk, dead ball, enforce the balk.