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LL Balk question
For LL majors, There is no penalty for balks (only to be called an illegal pitch)
The only penalty of a ball to the count is for a quick pitch. Is this correct? |
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A balk is called an illegal pitch but it doesn't mean a "real" illegal pitch. For reasons none of us can comprehend LL decided to call a balk an illegal pitch in majors and below, confusing way too many people. It should be considered to be the same as a regular balk but with a different penalty, the penalty being a ball added to the count. Many wish LL would keep the "balk" terminology and just list separate penalties for majors down and intermediate up. Hope this helps. |
Then yes it is really confusing rich, and why I asked.
There is only a penalty listed in this years book for e, which is an illegal pitch. So yes very confusing. |
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It is confusing and was a change in the wording a year or two or three ago. Before that we did not call "balks" in majors/minors other than the true IPs. |
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Thanks Rich,
All square now. I confused myself, the kid balked - started windup then stopped, but no runners were on base, they called illegal pitch and added a ball to the count. Im good now. |
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If it wouldn't be a balk then it wouldn't be a LL "illegal pitch" |
Exactly, Now you see why I confused myself.
what my original statement should have been is, there is no penalty for a balk with no runners on base in Majors and below, and left the illegal pitch off, because there is a penalty attached to that. |
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