edited 3914 Barry Fuller interpreter CMBABU Thats a Balk A balk is an illegal act committed by the pitcher with runners on base which entitles each runner to advance one base What is a balk ID: 540231
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March 27, 2011edited 3/9/14
Barry Fuller, interpreter CMBABUSlide2
“That’s a
Balk”A balk is an illegal act committed by the pitcher with runner(s) on base which entitles each runner to advance one base
What is a balk?
You can only have a balk if there is a least one runner onSlide3
The position of the feet determine whether wind up or stretch
Based on the pitching position, the illegal acts to that cause a balk differ Slide4
Balks from the wind up
Starting motion and then stopping or hesitatingStepping off with non pivot foot
Illegal
pitch
Pitching while not on rubber
Pick off attempt with out stepping off
Dropped ball ( and ball does not cross foul line)
Taking hand out of glove while on rubber
The position of the feet determine whether wind up or stretch Slide5
Start and
stopThrowing to unoccupied
base
Illegal pitch
Not on rubber
More than one stop
Dropped
ball
Not
stepping directly to
base
Feinting to
first, turning shoulder toward first after coming set
Not gaining ground, (length of foot
)
Taking
signs
off rubber
Taking ball out of glove and not pitching or throwing or
feinting
Stopping above head
Failing to pitch after non-pivot foot bases behind back edge of pitching plate
Being on or astride of within 5’ of the rubber without the ball when live
Taking hand off the ball after coming set and not pitching
Balks from the stretchSlide6
Failing to pitch to the batter when the entire non-pivot foot passes behind the perpendicular plane of the back edge of the pitcher’s plate except when throwing or feinting to second base.
Must pitch
Pick off attempt would be a
BalkSlide7Slide8Slide9
Step toward base 45⁰ angleSlide10
Legal/illegal ?
Legal
Righty
Wind up or stretch
WindupSlide11
Legal/illegal ?
Legal
Righty or Lefty
Non-pivot foot shall be in any position on or behind a line extending through the front edge of the pitching plate.
Wind up or stretch
WindupSlide12
Legal/illegal ?
Lefty
Wind up or stretch
Windup
LegalSlide13
Legal/illegal ?
illegal
Wind up or stretch
Stretch
RightySlide14
Legal/illegal ?
illegal
Wind up or stretch
Implied Stretch
Righty
ParallelSlide15
Legal/illegal ?
Legal
Righty
Wind up or stretch
WindupSlide16
Legal/illegal ?
Legal
Lefty
Wind up or stretch
WindupSlide17
Legal/illegal ?
illegal
Righty
Wind up or stretch
WindupSlide18
Legal/illegal ?
Legal
Righty
Wind up or stretch
StectchSlide19
Legal/illegal ?
Jump Turn
illegal
Failing to step toward (gain ground, guideline, one length of foot), don’t get too fine with thisSlide20
Legal/illegal ?
Spin Move
illegal
Failing to step toward. This is an easy one, ball of non pivot just spins.Slide21
Catcher
Who else can balk besides the pitcher?Not having both feet in
box at time
the pitch is releasedSlide22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4lnMmQz3yI&feature=relatedSlide23Slide24Slide25Slide26
Neoprene sleeve must be covered with undershirt and meet same length requirement