To Balk, or not to balk......

[GarthB]

I see it, pause a moment and NOBODY says anything! I determine to myself that there was no intent to decieve, I say nada.

Interesting.

Was this Pony level PONY, or Bronco? (Our Pony is just two weeks underway and city tournament time is weeks from now.)

But to other matters.

For those who believe the only reason the balk rules exist is to punish illegal deception, you made the right call.

For those who understand that there are other types of balks and the rulesmakers decided it was the proper punishment for incorrect pitching "behaivor" or mechanics, you might have missed the call.

However, even some in the second group won't call a mechanical or penal balk that will decide a game. I think it might even be listed in Carl's 51 Ways to Ruin a Game.

In short, you may have made the right call for the wrong reason.