Balk Called by Coach....

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I had one last season where the batter verbally asked for time as the pitcher was starting his delivery. The pitcher stopped his delivery. I did call the balk in that situation and I feel that I made the right call under the circumstances. There is an element of judgement in these cases right? Other than the super-obvious ones I suppose.

johnny,

To me, it sounds like you kicked this one. Just because nobody complains, it doesn't mean you got it right.

Would the pitcher have balked if the batter hadn't asked for Time?

JM