To Balk Or Not To Balk, That Is The Question..

[GarthB]

A feint to second requires a step. Good Balk call.

In reference to:

"guess also, as I read on here, I could have called a balk because in him raising his pitching arm this is associated with starting his delievery to home??"

Wait a second. He wasn't set yet was he? Haven't you ever seen a pitcher appear to be coming set and the blow through the set point by stepping and throwing to a bag? (Remember, the pitcher does not have to come set to throw to a bag)

Merely raising the arms prior to set does not commit the pitcher to come home. He could even step off the back of the rubber, couldn't he?