A "Balk" terminology question

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by Rita C

This has got to be the rule of the season for me.

There are TWO illegal pitches without runners in OBR. One is pitching without the foot in contact with the rubber. The other is the quick pitch.

WITHOUT RUNNERS, ANYTHING ELSE IS NOTHING!

I've been banging my head against the wall on this all season!

Rita

Anything else beside old 8.02.

[Robert E. Harrison]

What about the ball called for not wiping after going to the mouth off the rubber. I thought that was a ball after the warning.

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

What about the ball called for not wiping after going to the mouth off the rubber. I thought that was a ball after the warning.

That is an 8.02 "2014" 6.02(c) "2015" violation. It is not an illegal pitch. The penalty after warning is a ball. There are also ball and other penalties in that section. There is also a balk penalty in that section with runners on for doctoring the ball.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by umpjim

That is an 8.02 "2014" 6.02(c) "2015" violation. It is not an illegal pitch. The penalty after warning is a ball. There are also ball and other penalties in that section. There is also a balk penalty in that section with runners on for doctoring the ball.

YES! That's the other part. And geez, this year I've had three cases of the pitchers, with the ball in hand, raise two fingers from the ball, lick them and then close the hand on the ball! Never before and three times this season across the divisions!

Rita