Reply to "Balk"

Jimmy031,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by Michael S. Taylor:

The OP asked about a batter not being in the box completely and the pitcher pitching. This is a balk in either OBR or FED.

Michael,

If the Batter is taking signs and not at all paying attention to the pitcher, I have been trained in three codes, for safety sake, not to allow the pitcher to pitch.

I'm not going to be standing there with my hand up, but I will protect a vulnerable batter.

This is different than a quick pitch.

Now, if the batter has ignored instructions to get in the box or is otherwise delaying the game, there is another way to deal with him.

One needn't direct F1 to pitch any more to call a strike for delay. One reason for that is safety.

5/25/0910:59 PM

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