This one I called a few years ago at an 11-12 OBR allstar tourney. I was BU with a very rookie PU. Bottom 9th, tied at something R3. F1 is staring down R3 while off the rubber, Batter has one foot out box getting signs. F1 does not even look towards plate, engages in windup and delivers. I call a balk, but it seems shoulda been illegal pitch, which is a balk with runners on base.See 8.05(e). Preventive officiating could prevent this, but OBR really has no set in stone, "hold up F1" like FED does.Rookie PU throws me to the wolves, I got followed to car and chewed upon. My feeling was he shoulda held up the F1 when he saw batter was definately not reasonably set in the box. Oh well....move on
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Tue Apr 22, 2003, 01:34pm
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