Morning. After another weekend of fun at the local youth baseball tournament, I thought I'd ask the group to weigh in.
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R1 and R3. F1 makes an inside move to 2B which is unoccupied, no throw, just step offs in the direction of 2B. R1 does not leave early, in fact, R1 does not even run on the leg lift. I suspect this is a balk. the ball was not thrown, but the move was made to a unoccupied base. the umpire justified the inside move to second base as a "step off" and no balk was enforced.
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Morning. After another weekend of fun at the local youth baseball tournament, I thought I'd ask the group to weigh in.
OBR
R1 and R3. F1 makes an inside move to 2B which is unoccupied, no throw, just step offs in the direction of 2B. R1 does not leave early, in fact, R1 does not even run on the leg lift. I suspect this is a balk. the ball was not thrown, but the move was made to a unoccupied base. the umpire justified the inside move to second base as a "step off" and no balk was enforced.
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834k3r
I'd balk it. Inside move is not a step off, IMHO. EDIT: assuming R1 isn't making an attempted steal.
maven
As described, this might well be a balk for stepping and throwing/feinting a throw to an unoccupied base. The ball not being thrown is moot: it's a balk whether he throws or feints to an unoccupied 2B
noumpere
It's never a step off. Might be a legal move / breaking contact with the rubber / reset (as described above).
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