You make the call NLCS Game 1 - Balk? (Video)

Welpe · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 12:05am

Here's a link to the video also:

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

What say you?

UMP45 · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 08:43am

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!

JR12 · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 10:33pm

!Balk

Rich Ives · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 11:07pm

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.

#5 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:05pm

Is this the PU's call or can any umpire call it?

bob jenkins · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 13, 2014, 07:47pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by AremRed

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)

umpjim · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 13, 2014, 11:25pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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.

Rich · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:38am

Just like calling a false start as a deep wing -- it's not going to ever happen.

zebra2955 · #9 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 02:13pm

Isn't that Joe West at second?

If so I thought he never missed balk he could get

LOL

#10 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:43pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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)

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra2955

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?

Matt · #11 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 09:53pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by AremRed

So with 4 quality umpires watching this and passing, can we assume this is not a balk?

No.

bob jenkins · #12 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 15, 2014, 07:50am

Quote:

Originally Posted by AremRed

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:

MDUmp · #13 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 15, 2014, 03:21pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra2955

Isn't that Joe West at second?

If so I thought he never missed balk he could get

LOL

No, West is busy doing the ALCS.

Robert E. Harrison · #14 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 16, 2014, 09:35am

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.

jicecone · #15 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 16, 2014, 08:39pm

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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