you make the call

LittleLeagueBob

bob jenkins wrote
So, in NAIA, if PU points the batter to first, and F1 then, immediately, drops the ball (or feints without stepping, for example), would it also be a balk? Would BR get second?

Bob -

Never had it happen - but I have to admit, never really thought about it as I wave 'em on down! Probably just not "see" it...

I see that Carl is recommending that we kill it - I could have sworn he said it was live in an earlier version, but I give those away when I get my updated copy.

As usual - good stuff to think about...thanks!

soundedlikeastrike

Robert E. Harrison wrote
As F1 is stepping off the rubber (Pivot foot is no longer in contact with the rubber but has not touched the ground) the ball pops out, then the pivot foot hits the ground and then the ball hits the ground (does not cross Foul line)
Is this a balk or as long as his pivot foot hits the ground before the ball everything is OK?
I saw this happen on a bluff and runner on first. Fed rules.

Regardless of where this dropped ball goes it's live and in play, whether his foot has hit the ground or not, he's gotta "step back off the rubber," Not step back off the rubber and contact the ground, any arm actions while he's making that step are fine and he' s off the rubber.

MrUmpire

yawetag wrote
then learn to copy/paste or type better.

yawetag

SethPDX wrote
Valuable lesson here for some people about passing off someone else's writing as your own.

Probably the most-valuable is to cite your source originally, not when you're called out for making a mistake.

MikeStrybel

yawetag wrote
Then learn to copy/paste or type better.

Thanks, next time I will post a link so you aren't so confused by the facts of the story.

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