MLB Ejection 126 - Pat Hoberg (1; Aaron Boone)

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Pat Hoberg ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (balk call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Yankees-#Royals game. With none out and one on (R2), Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga was called for a balk by HP Umpire Hoberg during Royals batter Ryan O'Hearn's plate appearance....

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[Thunderheads]

Great call right there!   A LOT of people would miss that call!

[Jimurray]

1 hour ago, Thunderheads said:

Great call right there!   A LOT of people would miss that call!

I wouldn’t miss it but I wouldn’t call it. There is no rule justification for it. Starting  to come set and stopping does not have a penalty in the rules but is balked by “common practice”. But there is nothing in the rules that says you can’t disengage while coming set. But MLB umps will perceive a start stop set if you disengage “in the middle”. I’ve seen it called before. 

[Thunderheads]

23 minutes ago, Jimurray said:

I wouldn’t miss it but I wouldn’t call it. There is no rule justification for it. Starting  to come set and stopping does not have a penalty in the rules but is balked by “common practice”. But there is nothing in the rules that says you can’t disengage while coming set. But MLB umps will perceive a start stop set if you disengage “in the middle”. I’ve seen it called before. 

Well, ...now, that's interesting!  Thanks @Jimurray

[Catch18]

Why was this call different than, say, starting to come set and then halfway through, pivoting to throw to first (and dear lord, please hold all bloviating re: what constitutes jump turns, non-pivot foot, etc. Please leave this to a standard pick to 1st. I know how some of you roll)?


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[Jimurray]

49 minutes ago, Catch18 said:

Why was this call different than, say, starting to come set and then halfway through, pivoting to throw to first (and dear lord, please hold all bloviating re: what constitutes jump turns, non-pivot foot, etc. Please leave this to a standard pick to 1st. I know how some of you roll)?


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It shouldn't be different but it seems it is in MLB. I've seen this (disengage while coming set) called a few times in MLB.