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quote:Originally posted by Straightsteal:
Following the inning, coaches talk to home plate ump and he says he's never seen anything like that before. Obviously not common here. Thanks for the info.
quote:Originally posted by Straightsteal:
Maybe the ump didn't see the foot move behind the rubber and only saw the side arm throw under the body. I could understand a balk call for that. I didn't understand the illegal throwing motion part at all. I thought the premise to all balk calls was obvious deception on the part of the pitcher toward the batter and/or runner. No deception there, it was pretty obvious the pitcher had no intention of throwing a pitch (still bent over and in the stretch position waiting on sign) and the foot was taken off the rubber immediately prior to the throw. The runner had an opportunity to go back to first. Is this description accurate of reasons for balk rules? Maybe just caught the ump off guard? He had made 2 other balk calls in the game against other pitchers, so just tough on balks? Just wondering what the possible reasons behind the call could have been. I'm not an ump and had a hard time understanding the reason behind the call. If Jr. needs to change something on this move to ensure no balk is called, would be a good thing to know.
