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Pick off of Josh Smith
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:26 am
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:26 am
Actually missed the pick off of Josh on 1st base answering a question to a person sitting next to me. Anybody have a replay? One person who saw it said the pitcher balked and was not called. I looked up in time to see 1st baseman walk over to him and apply tag. Did he just freeze?
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Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:27 am to LSU FAMILY
Announcers said definitely a balk.
I’ve never been good at seeing/calling balks.
I’ve never been good at seeing/calling balks.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:28 am to LSU FAMILY
Obvious baI’ll on the pitcher but wasn’t called. It was obvious enough that Paul comes running out of the dugout. Or PM’s version of running.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:29 am to JPLSU1981
quote:You are qualified to be an SEC umpire....
I’ve never been good at seeing/calling balks.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:30 am to LSU FAMILY
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Actually missed the pick off of Josh on 1st base
Looks like the umpire crew missed it too.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:32 am to mfiredog
it was hard to tell without proper angle but the arguement was that the pitcher's left foot(its a freeze move, illegal btw) popped up then he picked quickly to first(if ur not watching it you wont see it but if a base runner is locked in he can pick it up) ....it was balk moves 101...if ur focused in, you see it and get back on the bag....smith fricked up imo because for him to get burned that bad ,he wasnt focused in fully
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:32 am to JPLSU1981
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Announcers said definitely a balk. I’ve never been good at seeing/calling balks.
it was an obvious balk. you are not alone because balks can be confusing because there are so many ways to commit one. their pitcher made an obvious move toward the plate before changing direction and firing to first. easiest kind of balk to call and those umps just blew the call. if not for the balk rules stealing a base would be damn near impossible.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:43 am to sharkfhin
Caught for a left handed pitcher in high school that had best pick off motion I’ve ever seen. Would pick his right leg straight up and just pause in that position without leaning toward 1st or home. He could go either direction without a change in motion. Picked off many a runners and held others so close that there were very few steal attempts.
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 10:44 am
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:57 am to sharkfhin
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it was hard to tell without proper angle
Actually, it was clearly obvious live with the normal center field view.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 10:58 am to sharkfhin
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smith fricked up imo because for him to get burned that bad ,he wasnt focused in fully
The front leg moved before the back leg. That’s a balk all day long.
Smith didn’t frick up. It was an illegal pickoff move.
That’s like saying the saints WR fricked up because he didn’t make the catch on an obvious PI call that was blown.
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 10:59 am
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:01 am to sharkfhin
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.if ur focused in, you see it and get back on the bag....smith fricked up imo because for him to get burned that bad ,he wasnt focused in fully
You are possibly the worst poster ever.
The pitcher made a move to go home...his left knee knee went forward as he picked his foot up as his first move. He must. go home then. The reason Smith did not move is BECAUSE he saw the balk. He KNEW it was a balk immediately. He was froze because the pitcher CAN NOT do that.
He was beginning his secondary based on that move. He knew he was to be awarded the base because he was focused fully.
I can promise you this, you did not see it live as no one did. Josh Smith did.
The umpire sure as shite did not, that is the only focus problem we have on this particular play.
God your shite is stale.
This post was edited on 5/4/19 at 11:03 am
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:03 am to CottonWasKing
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That’s like saying the saints WR fricked up because he didn’t make the catch on an obvious PI call that was blown.
That one could have gone either way. The balk was completely undeniable.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:05 am to tigerfoot
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sharkfhin
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You are possibly the worst poster ever.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:07 am to LSU FAMILY
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left handed pitcher in high school that had best pick off motion I’ve ever seen. Would pick his right leg straight up and just pause in that position without leaning toward 1st or home.
And he balked every time.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:09 am to LSU GrandDad
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it was an obvious balk. you are not alone because balks can be confusing because there are so many ways to commit one. their pitcher made an obvious move toward the plate before changing direction and firing to first
Correct all around. I was watching and did not see it. Replay made it obvious.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:11 am to sharkfhin
You’re just dumb was definitely a balk
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:20 am to LSU FAMILY
Umped for a very long time. I missed calls. We all miss calls. What was disappointing was the rest of the crew missed it. When my son played, he was taught to read the umpire for tendencies just like players.
It was a balk. His knee buckled as well.
It was a balk. His knee buckled as well.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 11:46 am to tigerfoot
Balks
If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when:
(1) The pitcher, while touching his plate, makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch and fails to make such delivery;
Was his natural motion. Always pitched from the stretch position. Don’t recall it ever being called a balk! Runner could not take off on his initial motion, had to wait unitl he made a motion to 1st or home
If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when:
(1) The pitcher, while touching his plate, makes any motion naturally associated with his pitch and fails to make such delivery;
Was his natural motion. Always pitched from the stretch position. Don’t recall it ever being called a balk! Runner could not take off on his initial motion, had to wait unitl he made a motion to 1st or home
Posted on 5/4/19 at 1:08 pm to tigerfoot
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Pick off of Josh Smith by tigerfoot
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left handed pitcher in high school that had best pick off motion I’ve ever seen. Would pick his right leg straight up and just pause in that position without leaning toward 1st or home.
And he balked every time
No he didn’t.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 1:12 pm to Meauxjeaux
Meh, it was a good balk move by the pitcher. It’s usually a 50/50 call by the umpire. I could have seen it go both ways.
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