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Not a balk to 2B... Just a start/stop balk :)

Perfect example of the umpires letting the play finish on the delayed dead ball and U3 killing it when R2 was tagged

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33 minutes ago, Stk004 said:

Don't do it...... :crybaby2:

Why don't I heed these warnings?  Seriously, I understand that these guys feel that they have to explain things to the viewer, but don't just make stuff up.

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2 hours ago, grayhawk said:

Why don't I heed these warnings?  Seriously, I understand that these guys feel that they have to explain things to the viewer, but don't just make stuff up.

I think I got dummer when watching what I heard.:Horse:

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3 hours ago, Jimurray said:

Evidently he thinks the base needs to be "occupied" by the fielder....There's plenty like him...announcers, fans, Daddy coaches... They know a word or two from a rule and apply it as they see fit.

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For the uninitiated viewer it's not *that* far off. Yes, the base isn't unoccupied, but rather throwing to a fielder not in position to make a play, but at least he knew it was a balk, didn't try to argue or downplay it, and am least tried to use it as a teaching moment. On the announcer scale, that's a solid 6 to 7

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On 4/18/2016 at 1:04 PM, ALStripes17 said:

 

 

Not a balk to 2B... Just a start/stop balk :)

Perfect example of the umpires letting the play finish on the delayed dead ball and U3 killing it when R2 was tagged

 

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This is not a start and stop balk.. its the buckling of the knee, that was called.

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This is not a start and stop balk.. its the buckling of the knee, that was called.

So would that not be a start/stop? Our community terms for 'failing to deliver a pitch in one continuous motion once committed to the plate'?

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No.. its a knee buckle... this is different than a start and stop... the pitcher did stop.

Sarcasm alert: do we have a balk rule that charges 'knee buckle' as a violation?

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18 minutes ago, ZebraStripes said:

which would make it a start/stop balk

In my neck of the woods a start-stop is used to indicate a pitcher who started to come set and stopped. Stopping the delivery after coming set and starting the motion would be failure to deliver. A knee buckle would be either failure to deliver or a feint without a step.

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59 minutes ago, ZebraStripes said:

which would make it a start/stop balk

No.. the knee buckle is a different balk than a start and stop... example.. Coach come out to ask why you balked his pitcher "coach he buckled his knee"... another example.. "coach, we had a no stop balk"..

NCAA rule 9.3.C .4

4) The pitcher may not prematurely flex either leg before stepping directly and throwing to first base.

NCAA rule 9.3 c J..

j. The pitcher delivers the pitch from the set position without coming to a complete and discernible stop, or the pitcher comes to more than one stop from the set position (see 9-1-b);

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No.. the knee buckle is a different balk than a start and stop... example.. Coach come out to ask why you balked his pitcher "coach he buckled his knee"... another example.. "coach, we had a no stop balk"..

NCAA rule 9.3.C .4

4) The pitcher may not prematurely flex either leg before stepping directly and throwing to first base.

NCAA rule 9.3 c J..

j. The pitcher delivers the pitch from the set position without coming to a complete and discernible stop, or the pitcher comes to more than one stop from the set position (see 9-1-b);

Professional subthread...

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well since in your signature it says your work for Fagan and Assman... just worry about College rules.

I'll cover my own. Thank you for looking out though.

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