old Cole Hamels balk

[Gfoley4]

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/33965510/v479375083/houtex-hamels-balks-while-trying-to-appeal-to-first

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[Jimurray]

19 minutes ago, Gfoley4 said:

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/33965510/v479375083/houtex-hamels-balks-while-trying-to-appeal-to-first

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Discussed when it happened. Most of us concluded it was kicked. MLB did not answer the question regarding whether Hamels coming set then precluded an appeal. Hamels thought he balked at the time.

[BrianC14]

The irony is that Texas players are right there in the 1B dugout, and nobody bothered to watch closely enough to see the touch with his hand.   You can see one player point toward 1B, but after the touch was made.   They could have informed the manager about the touch and the appeal idea would have been abandoned.