39 ways to balk

[GarthB]

Depends on the level you are working Lonewolf.

At the lower levels you will probaly see most often the failure to come set, feinting to first from the rubber and some God awful foot work that resembles stepping to home and throwing elsewhere.

Moving up the food chain you will see some creative balks like simulating a pitch while not incontact with the rubber (visualize a pitcher who thinks he can anything as long as he disengages), snap throws to first ahead of his step, hesitations after beginning the delvery motion and tricky "double sets". (Even though as Carl Childress likes to point out, double setting is not specifically forbidden by the letter of the rule.)

Get ahold of Jim Evans video on Pitching Regulations. It's the best one out there. And if someone offers you "See a Balk, Call a Balk" for free, or even offers you money to take it, snicker knowingly and tell them you're waiting for the Evans tape.