A "Balk" terminology question

BSUmp16 · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 11, 2015, 01:00am

Ok - We all agree that with no runners an illegal pitch is a ball and not a balk. What's the mechanic? Do you point and say "That's an illegal pitch" like you would with a balk, or do you do something different? And on a side note - in FED is it also an immediate dead ball?

DG · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jul 12, 2015, 07:37pm

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Originally Posted by BSUmp16

Ok - We all agree that with no runners an illegal pitch is a ball and not a balk. What's the mechanic? Do you point and say "That's an illegal pitch" like you would with a balk, or do you do something different? And on a side note - in FED is it also an immediate dead ball?

Yes, "that's an illegal pitch", instead of "that's a balk". In OBR it is delayed dead, same as a balk, in FED it is dead ball, same as a balk.

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