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quote:Originally posted by slotty:
R1 on first base. F1, in an attempt to deliver a pitch to B1, spikes the ball in front of the mound. The ball rolls a couple of feet and then stops without having crossed a foul line. Is this considered a "dropped" ball and is, therefore, a balk?
quote:Originally posted by DECK:
This is a fun one, and almost exactly on-point to something we discussed at great lengths in a recent seminar. Here's my interpretation: It's not a 'balk' just because the pitcher drops it (even tho both base coaches will be screaming 'balk' right from the beginning...it's a LIVE ball, and runners are free to advance. It becomes a 'balk' when (after being dropped) it's touched by the pitcher or another defensive player...or becomes a 'ball' when it rolls across one of the baselines. Of course, by the time it rolls that far the runner is probably to 3rd.
