Is whining & *****ing more prevalent this year?

[Dave Reed]

Originally Posted by UMP25

..... called a balk on the home team's left-handed pitcher because he clearly stepped toward home (I was plate man) when throwing to first. It wasn't even a question of being close. I seriously thought he was going to pitch since his foot came toward me but the ball went to first.
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[later in the post].....including comments about "angles,"

I assume you didn't really mean that the bolded portion was determistic or even important, but just in case:

There are many ways to balk, but surprising the umpire isn't one of the ways.

And, "angle" is the correct way to decide if a step balk has occurred.