Reply to "Wind Up balk?"

dash_riprock1,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by Kimosabe:
If the runner is going all out to second and pitcher turns and throws to 2nd there should not be a balk...even if the runner slams on the breaks and tries to return to first. If it is judged by the umpire that the runner was only trying to coax a throw, then it's a balk.

Disagree. If the runner retreats back to 1st, there was no play at 2nd, and no legitimate attempt to retire a runner.

3/9/086:53 PM

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