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BALK

DDshortstop27DDshortstop2710+ posts
Alright i know this might be a stupid question but todya in my game the pitcher was pitching with nobody on and the catcher calls time... he stepped of with his left foot and then his right(he's rihgt handed). the third base coach for the other team gets in a argument with the umpire about him not calling a balk. but there is nobody on can he really do anything but give him a warning?


I have also heard that you dont actually have to step on second base when turning a double play. Just as long as your in the general area. is this true?
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R RPD100+ posts
Here's what the major league rulebook says:

(d) If the pitcher makes an illegal pitch with the bases unoccupied, it shall be called a ball unless the batter reaches first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit batter or otherwise.

On the "neighborhood play" that you refer to ... yes, you have to step on the base. Are some umpires more lenient in not strictly enforcing this at the higher levels of baseball? Yes. But learn to do it properly and step on the base ... that way it won't come back to burn you.
Midlo DadMidlo Dad10,000+ posts
Whether a ball should be awarded in that instance depends on whether time had been called. Once time is called, all play is dead and it doesn't matter what the pitcher does when time is called.

The catcher cannot call time, however, he can only ask for it. You do not mention whether, or when, the umpire may have granted time. This would be the key to your question.
Michael S. TaylorMichael S. Taylor1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by DDshortstop27:
Alright i know this might be a stupid question but todya in my game the pitcher was pitching with nobody on and the catcher calls time... he stepped of with his left foot and then his right(he's rihgt handed). the third base coach for the other team gets in a argument with the umpire about him not calling a balk. but there is nobody on can he really do anything but give him a warning?


I have also heard that you dont actually have to step on second base when turning a double play. Just as long as your in the general area. is this true?


The illegal pitch mentioned is pitching not on the rubber or quick pitching. It is a ball with no runners, a bak with runners. Stepping off with the wrong foot is nothing with no runners.
The neiborhood play is called at higher levels where you don't have a FPSR in effect. It is to protect the fielder. It also requires the fielder to preform the turn properly. In other words he can't go accross the bag then get the ball. He must get it before or as he gets to the bag. If he receives it after then the runner is called safe.

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