Tim Tschida's Michael Jackson Tribute

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Has to be SEEN to be believed:

At least he got his point across!

Compare to this one by Culbreth

And sorry in advance if this was posted before.....

[Kevin Finnerty]

Don't apologize for a great laugh.

I love Tim Tschida. He is an old-fashioned gas. He's like the heir to Pulli.

[_Bruno_]

please help me, but what was the balk by the astros pitcher ?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by _Bruno_

please help me, but what was the balk by the astros pitcher ?

Exactly what the commentator said (strangely enough). He stepped forward off the rubber. He has to either step directly to the base, or step backward off the rubber.

[mbyron]

I thought he stepped back first. :shrug:

In the other video, Sanchez was busted and knew it.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by _Bruno_

please help me, but what was the balk by the astros pitcher ?

I thought Tschida demonstrated it rather fully.

[INUmp]

fwiw that is not Fieldin Culbreth. That is Gary Cederstrom

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Originally Posted by INUmp

fwiw that is not Fieldin Culbreth. That is Gary Cederstrom

yeah, yer right

[realistic]

Originally Posted by _Bruno_

please help me, but what was the balk by the astros pitcher ?

He first stepped off the rubber but then acted as if he was stepping home, feigning an attempt to pitch.

[SanDiegoSteve]

After looking at it closely and stopping the video, he did step back off the rubber.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by realistic

He first stepped off the rubber but then acted as if he was stepping home, feigning an attempt to pitch.

His hands don't move much, and from what I saw he had a tiny step toward home. That's pretty thin soup.

I think that it's more likely that Tschida missed the step off than that he ruled a tiny step toward home constituted simulating a pitch. F1's hands never even came together!

[briancurtin]

What the hell is Tschida even doing?

[justanotherblue]

the first video is not a balk, the pitcher properly stepped off the rubber, the second one is a balk.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by justanotherblue

the first video is not a balk, the pitcher properly stepped off the rubber, the second one is a balk.

I think you're wrong on number one. When viewed on my 55" LED, what appears to some as a step BACKWARDS off the rubber looks like actually F1 making contact with the rubber. I can see his pivot foot still in front of the rubber when he makes his move.

I hate giving credit to announcers, but they seem to see the same thing.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

I think you're wrong on number one. When viewed on my 55" LED, what appears to some as a step BACKWARDS off the rubber looks like actually F1 making contact with the rubber. I can see his pivot foot still in front of the rubber when he makes his move.

I hate giving credit to announcers, but they seem to see the same thing.

THAT would make a huge difference to my ruling, and certainly help explain the dance lesson that ensues.