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Old Sun Oct 12, 2014, 12:05am
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You make the call NLCS Game 1 - Balk? (Video)



Here's a link to the video also:

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v36795853/

What say you?
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Old Sun Oct 12, 2014, 08:43am
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Yeah it's probably a balk. Why wasn't it called? Don't know and don't care. It happens. How many times have we seen a balk, not call it, and go Oh crap. That was a balk!
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Old Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:33pm
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Old Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:07pm
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I'm not one of the MLB umps umpiring that game. I don't get a vote.

They interviewed the pitcher on Fox tonight and he said he did.
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Old Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:05pm
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Is this the PU's call or can any umpire call it?
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Old Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:47pm
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Is this the PU's call or can any umpire call it?
Any (but it would be wierd for UL or UR to get it -- and honestly, I don't ewven know if they use 6 umps in this round or not)
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Old Mon Oct 13, 2014, 11:25pm
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Any (but it would be wierd for UL or UR to get it -- and honestly, I don't ewven know if they use 6 umps in this round or not)
I'm gonna be ready when and if I do six man.
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Old Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:38am
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Just like calling a false start as a deep wing -- it's not going to ever happen.
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Old Tue Oct 14, 2014, 02:13pm
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Isn't that Joe West at second?

If so I thought he never missed balk he could get

LOL
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Any (but it would be wierd for UL or UR to get it -- and honestly, I don't ewven know if they use 6 umps in this round or not)
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Isn't that Joe West at second?

If so I thought he never missed balk he could get

LOL
So with 4 quality umpires watching this and passing, can we assume this is not a balk?
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Old Tue Oct 14, 2014, 09:53pm
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So with 4 quality umpires watching this and passing, can we assume this is not a balk?
No.
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Old Wed Oct 15, 2014, 07:50am
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So with 4 quality umpires watching this and passing, can we assume this is not a balk?
I don't think that's a logical conclusion. :shrug:

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Old Wed Oct 15, 2014, 03:21pm
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Isn't that Joe West at second?

If so I thought he never missed balk he could get

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No, West is busy doing the ALCS.
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Old Thu Oct 16, 2014, 09:35am
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Before the set position?

Could this have been passed on by the crew due the recent allowance of multiple steps by the non-pivot foot? I have noticed a lot of pitchers while obtaining the stretch/set position place the non-pivot foot on the ground multiple times before the stop. I am much more lenient about the pitcher's movement before the stop than I am afterwards.
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Old Thu Oct 16, 2014, 08:39pm
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I have seen a lot less movement called however, I think the fact that he did step off may have contributed to the non-call.

But, if I was doing the game, I would have called it.
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