ML rules balk
At 1:25 in this video, the Umpire explains this call. Whats everyones opinion?
R1 stealing on pitch. F1 balks. R1 rounds 2B and throw from F2 gets him diving back into 2B. After F2 caught the pitch and it wasn't hit by the batter, I would have killed the ball and enforced the balk. Am I wrong? |
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UmpireTeacher.com WEEKLY TIP BALKS PRO & HS - YouTube |
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Thanks Rich, BTW I still love your Plate Coat!
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He says you should allow the play to continue and call out R1,because he is protected to 2nd base, but passed it at his own risk.
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Seems like at the point that B/R can't advance one base, you enforce the balk. I could see where you might have an out due to overzealous base running...I guess I don't know for sure. Obviously in FED, you have a balk and nothing else. I will have to look for case plays or approved rulings.
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"He" is mistaken. From the MLBUM: Quote:
So, if the pitch were ball 4, "He" would be correct - otherwise, he's not. JM |
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Diving is only illegal in FED and then only if it's over a fielder - and if this was FED the ball would be dead at the moment of the balk so all the subsequent action would be moot. Diving is certainly legal in OBR which are the rules used in MLB. And in OBR the ball is dead as soon as F2 caught it. MLBUM 7.9 Example (3). |
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Not talking FED rules.
Thanks guys, I thought the guy in the video was wrong. Have a good season! |
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