Balk on Pickoff Attempt??

goMO100+ posts

Well, our freshman coach, who knows only how to belittle his players, pulled a good one yesterday.

We had a man on first and second, with the first baseman playing behind the runner. They ran a pickoff play where F3 sneaks in behind R1 for the pickoff. The runner got back in time, but our mgr starting yelling "That's a balk! He threw to an unoccupied base. Its a balk, Mr. Umpire".

He repeated this about 5 times. The umpire just ignored him until finally he said "I know what a balk is, thank you".

Besides the fact that it sounded so funny to hear "Mr. Umpire", the coach doesn't even know the definition of an unoccupied base.

Just for the record, since I'm new to high school (Fed) rules, what is the section for balks, and can I find a rulebook online?

Thanks!
goMO

4/22/068:46 AM

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