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re: The Balk...Help me understand
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:34 pm to 3rdPart Tiger
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:34 pm to 3rdPart Tiger
quote:He referenced the correct rule but botched the phrase/term.
Just going off of what coach says.
The balk was called because of where the ball was thrown, not how it was thrown. That’s why every umpire in the field was adamant about it all at the same time, and why the 1B umpire pointed directly at the first baseman as he made his call.
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:38 pm to Fishhead
quote:
Obviously the base was occupied, but it was no longer defended, which is a balk.
throwing to a defender NOT covering the base is a ball.
throwing to a base when none of your defenders are there is an error, but not a balk.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:44 pm to Nutriaitch
quote:Agree
throwing to a defender NOT covering the base is a balk.
throwing to a base when none of your defenders are there is an error, but not a balk
Posted on 6/8/21 at 12:45 pm to Nutriaitch
frick it, Tigers win
Oregon fricked up bigly
Oregon fricked up bigly
Posted on 6/8/21 at 1:44 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
quote:
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?
The first baseman has to be very near the bag. You can't "freeze" the baserunner by throwing to someone not near the bag.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 2:14 pm to Tiger Dominance
quote:
The first baseman has to be very near the bag. You can't "freeze" the baserunner by throwing to someone not near the bag.
In the short clip LSU Baseball has on Twitter, you can tell from the body language of the 1st baseman that he knew the rule and that the balk was legit. Pretty much all of the energy left his body.
GEAUX TIGERS!
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 3:10 pm to Topwater Trout
Typical west coast ball
A page from one of Chip Kelly's old "Gimmick" files must've somehow ended up in the baseball office.
A page from one of Chip Kelly's old "Gimmick" files must've somehow ended up in the baseball office.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:36 pm to mtntiger
quote:
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.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 3:56 pm to Double Down
quote:
Simple answer is: you fake a throw and it’s a balk.
Did you even watch the game?
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