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Need help with a ruling..... Lefthanded pitcher with runner on first. Pitcher in the stretch comes to a set position, raises his right leg and hangs in the air for a spit second (comes to a stop) before throwing the pitch.... Is this a balk???? Remember this is MLB rules.

Thank you MadMax for all your information you shared, that helps a lot. I am from the Charlotte N.C. area.

Hello, I was talking to one of my fellow umpires in our association and he mentioned going to Cooperstown to umpire. He also mentioned that he was going with a team that sponsored him. I would like to ask a few questions to you guys that have "been there and done that" 1st- How does one go about getting sponsored by a team and also does the team pay the sponsored umpire? 2nd- Do you have to umpire more than 1 week or just the week that you are with that team? 3rd- I have seen on some of the posts that umpires are certified.... Do you have to be certified to call game, if so how do you get certified? I'm sure I'll have many more questions but thank you in advance on any info you can give.