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[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I wonder if the guy who hits a home run after you call that balk would agree with you.

When was the last time you saw a batter hit a home run when a balk was called. I'd say 99.9% of the time, the pitcher never releases the ball.

[Publius]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

When was the last time you saw a batter hit a home run when a balk was called. I'd say 99.9% of the time, the pitcher never releases the ball.

That's because at the FED level, umpires have lousy balk timing. I can't count how many times a balk has been called by a partner for F1 failing to stop--only to see a throw to a base follow. Sadder still is the number of coaches who aren't aware that F1 doesn't have to stop when throwing to a base.

Of course, this is northern ball. Southern and western FED play is superior beyond belief to the crap that passes as baseball in the upper midwest.

Pitchers fail to release the pitch after a balk call in the NCAA around these parts approximately half the time. Post-balk batted balls (not necessarily home runs) occur frequently.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

When was the last time you saw a batter hit a home run when a balk was called. I'd say 99.9% of the time, the pitcher never releases the ball.

May 19, 2011.

[thumpferee]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I wonder if the guy who hits a home run after you call that balk would agree with you.

Eight years of fed ball and I have never even had a guy hit the ball on a balk, well maybe one, and it definitely wasn't a home run!

Fed is like my wife, changes her mind every two seconds! I don't care one way or the other, just make up your fricken mind already!