tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865033892051180248.post2323341148920541496..comments2024-01-09T08:16:24.427-06:00Comments on Recondite Baseball: Balks: The Story of the 1988 Major League Baseball SeasonTheron Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15337426180976322059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865033892051180248.post-82211662052391658082020-11-25T09:05:33.060-06:002020-11-25T09:05:33.060-06:00I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. D...I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you create this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz answer back as I'm looking to create my own blog and would like to know where u got this from. cheerserection pills viagra onlinehttps://besterectiledysfunctionpills.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865033892051180248.post-9245358504306142912010-08-21T17:30:32.152-05:002010-08-21T17:30:32.152-05:00Why no discussion about eliminating the balk rule ...Why no discussion about eliminating the balk rule from baseball? Except for a pitcher having to have at least one foot on the rubber while pitching, I don't see the need for the rule at all. Why shouldn't a pitcher be able to fake a throw to home plate with foot on rubber? Or to any other base, foot on rubber or not?<br />And why must a catcher be in the catcher's box especially during an intentional pass? In fact, why is there a catcher's box?Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644352985892502124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865033892051180248.post-87242434561315880522008-08-17T08:56:00.000-05:002008-08-17T08:56:00.000-05:00Everything you wanted to know about balks in one n...Everything you wanted to know about balks in one nice tidy package! You have discovered yet another aspect of a wide chasm between the two leagues in a game that is (for the most part) essentially played under the same rules & conditions. I cannot see the DH being a contributing factor to balks, so it leads many of us to puzzle on just why we are observing such a differentiation. It might be good to do a future study on the differences in items like this.<BR/><BR/>Your balk discussion omitted (except for a brief mention) two important components of balk calls - the "balk line" and 1B vs 2/3B throws with runners on base. Many balks are still called because of the pitcher being deemed to step more to 1B than the plate. The mandatory throw to 1B (versus a "fake" throw for 2/3B runners) is not as pervalent at the MLB level any more, although kids have it called on them all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com