Balk Talk

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Lapopez

Related to these last few posts...I see this often: A pitcher, pitching from the set, comes to his set before the batter is ready, maybe even before the batter get's back in the box after a swing. I can't say it's a quick pitch. He may give the batter plenty of time to get ready and more time after he is ready. I usually make the pitcher restart and come set after the batter is ready. But is this by rule?

Stop it before it happens. Tell the catcher not to give signs until the batter is ready. (And, by the same token, be sure the batter is not delaying.)

[Lapopez]

Thank you to all who contributed. I appreciate the insights. Notwithstanding Ozzy's comments, even before this thread, I was not worried about the material. I'm a little nervous about the public speaking part though. I will present the material and I have an assistant that will demonstrate. My audience will probably be 50/50 coaches and umpires. I believe I have come up with a very nice handout summarizing the pertinent FED rules followed by a list of 25 examples. Eventually I'd like to convert this to a Powerpoint presentation and incorporate the differences with OBR.

Thanks again.