Balk Throw Not to Base Fielder not Making a Play on R3

[johnnyg08]

 

[Richvee]

Wow. Who was that second broadcaster? None of them have anything right, but that last  clip…… That guy was the talking version of the   MSU rulebook 

[pnewton]

15 minutes ago, Richvee said:

Wow. Who was that second broadcaster? None of them have anything right, but that last  clip…… That guy was the talking version of the   MSU rulebook 

It's Kevin Youkilis (first clip, Red Sox broadcast). I have not enjoyed him as a broadcaster in the limited number of games he has worked (that I have seen).

[Jimurray]

If I'm, as U3, calling that balk on any less than MLB field, I say "that's a balk" not even needing to signal time but I do while the runner/s take the base/s without me or my other umps even pointing. Everybody knows what happened. Occasionally there's a straggler who we have to point to his base. Why does U3 have to walk and demonstrate into the infield. Nevermind, the announcers made that clear.

[maven]

In case anyone is wondering why this is a balk: OBR now treats 3B the same as 1B, so F1 must throw to the base. The requirement is not merely a throw, which we had here, but a throw to the base.

When F1 throws to F5 away from the base, it counts as feinting a throw to the base. Feinting a throw to 3B is now a balk, same as feinting a throw to 1B.