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The Balk...Help me understand
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:02 am
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:02 am
I have watched that play over and over. I still don't understand how that happened.
Somehow, everybody but the pitcher got the sign, because the infield was crashing for a bunt attempt.
Been watching baseball for 50+ years, and that was a first for me. Crazy.
Somehow, everybody but the pitcher got the sign, because the infield was crashing for a bunt attempt.
Been watching baseball for 50+ years, and that was a first for me. Crazy.
This post was edited on 6/8/21 at 8:29 am
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:07 am to mtntiger
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Somehow, everybody but the pitcher got the sign,
He lulled himself to sleep soft tossing to first for 10 minutes....he just didn't get it.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:08 am to mtntiger
From a previous thread
“The pitcher wasn’t trying to pick off Beloso.
Paul said that we had the safety squeeze bunt call on. Oregon was basically trying to act like the first baseman was going to be back at the base so easy to bunt against. Paul figured they were up to something so he took off the bunt call.
Good thing because the first baseman was crashing home on that last “pick off attempt” but pitcher should have pitched that one.
It was all a cat and mouse game to make us think that it would be easy to bunt yet they were going to crash the first baseman to home for it.
The games within the game.
Glad worked out for us.”
“The pitcher wasn’t trying to pick off Beloso.
Paul said that we had the safety squeeze bunt call on. Oregon was basically trying to act like the first baseman was going to be back at the base so easy to bunt against. Paul figured they were up to something so he took off the bunt call.
Good thing because the first baseman was crashing home on that last “pick off attempt” but pitcher should have pitched that one.
It was all a cat and mouse game to make us think that it would be easy to bunt yet they were going to crash the first baseman to home for it.
The games within the game.
Glad worked out for us.”
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:35 am to mtntiger
Oregon's catcher threw his hands up as if thier was some confusion with the sign, maybe he was deliberately acting confused but the dozen consecutive pickoff attempts in a high stake situation did not do OU any favors. At some point you need to let your team play pitch and catch and get back to the fundamentals. The overkill killed thier season.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:38 am to mtntiger
to add to this, what made it an actual balk? His first move was to first base and he did throw it there. Was it the slight hesitation? or his foot coming down?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:52 am to mtntiger
The 1st baseman must be on 1st base when the ball is thrown to him. He wasn't. He was crashing in to field the expected bunt. I felt we had that pitched psyched out when he kept throwing to 1st while the runner was standing on it.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:58 am to mtntiger
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Somehow, everybody but the pitcher got the sign
Because he kept throwing like a girl to 1st
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:18 am to mtntiger
The short answer is that the pitcher was shell shocked. He looked uncomfortable as hell.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 9:24 am to mtntiger
I will explain it to you as soon as you explain why the Oregon coach continues to allow his pitchers to throw fastballs in the zone to Dugas. He clearly didn’t scout the lineup or learn from Sunday.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 10:58 am to mtntiger
He committed to throwing to first base and then didn’t because the first baseman was crashing in. Once you commit you have to throw
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:30 pm to mtntiger
Pitchers don’t get a ton of reps practicing 1st and 3rds and bunt defense while the infielders can do it in their sleep. The pitcher probably forgot the play was on and was trying to see if Thompson would show bunt if he picked up his leg like he did 1000x before that.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:33 pm to mtntiger
Play arse clown games win arse clown prizes 
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:54 pm to mtntiger
What a debacle. I’ve watched it 20 times and the catcher put his hands up, the pitcher never looked over at first and the first baseman was crashing in. It’s incredible. 
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:36 pm to mtntiger
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The Balk
Good name for this game...
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:41 pm to mtntiger
Only the umpires see it. They use it to screw up a pitcher.
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