Balk?

[lawump1]

The announcers said it wasn't a balk, so how could it be a balk?!?

[justus]

Originally Posted by typikon

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20895267

Not enough of a step to 1st?

Agree with Bob, Ken and Ozzy - from the camera angle behind the plate, it looks like he started his motion towards home, then kicked out to first, changing direction. The step also was perhaps a little more towards home than first.

Lefties often get away with that. This time he didn't.

[renegadewolf]

Originally Posted by lawump1

The announcers said it wasn't a balk, so how could it be a balk?!?

[SARCASM=renegadewolf1;123456]As the commentators said, It's a great move, that's why it's a balk.... never mind the forward motion to home then switching directions, not stepping directly to first and breaking the plane....I'm sure I've read it in 8.05 somewhere that a "great move" is a balk, just have to "read between the lines" [/SARCASM]

[cajunyankee]

Originally Posted by Richard_Siegel

I think it is easy to see. He broke the plane with the left foot. and threw to 1B. That's the balk right there..

The fact that he left foot ended up stepping down in front of the rubber means nothing.

I haven't seen a view that shows the foot breaking the plane and even if one of the various angles did show it, I'd have a hard time being convinced that, as the PU, you can tell when the foot passes the back edge of the rubber.