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Proper Balk call mechanic
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Jordxn
Hi all,
Having a debate with a fellow umpire on proper verbal mechanic for calling a balk -
I call a balk as 'That's a balk. TIME!'
he calls it as 'TIME! That's a balk.'
Wondering what you think is correct, thanks,
Jx
Edit: OBR Rules w/ Canadian Content
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Kevin_K
If the game is under OBR, "That's a balk!" needs to proceed "Time!" since a balk is not a dead ball. In FED, you could call "Time!" first, because a balk is a dead ball. I would suggest, however, to g
JaxRolo
I thought this changed over the last year to where even if FED you stay down and call "Balk" then time Umpires were getting hurt standing up during the pitch.
Jimurray
The FED manual actually changed to to be called that way. No more "Time" first.
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