BJ Upton picked off .... he can't shut up, can he?

[Thunderheads]

Anyone see a balk here? Or does it happen too fast to see?

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=30119447&topic_id=9782246

[scrounge]

I don't see any balk at all....I'm not sure the tag touched him, but I'm not picking that nit either. No leg break, made distance, good jump move to me.

[maven]

Upton was going on first movement. Sometimes you guess wrong.

[Mudder]

Jeff Nelson, probably one of my favorite umpires, but any comments on him moving on the read? How do you avoid that?

[maven]

Comments? Sure: don't imitate MLB mechanics.

[umpstu]

Upton and his 183 average.