Got a sign for everything but for this its just point and shout "thats a balk"

@davej3781

3 жыл бұрын

umpires have only 5 mechanics or signs: strike, safe, out, fair/foul, time; everything else is pointing with a verbal

@gamaray6406

3 жыл бұрын

@@davej3781 6 if you count the headset signifying replay

@davej3781

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamaray6406 that's not really a mechanic... but I forgot the Foul Tip mechanic which does make 6; one might also count the called strike 3 mechanic ("punchout") as a distinct mechanic.

@Jivvi

3 жыл бұрын

It's the same for interference. They just point and say "that's interference".

@AndrewJW

3 жыл бұрын

Protest.

Balks are almost as exciting as a home rum it seems by the way the umps and the commentary crew call it

@cachito4092

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’s a very rare thing to see in professional baseball

@theshwinkie

3 жыл бұрын

Love me some home rum

@javierrodriguez3290

3 жыл бұрын

No it's not a Balk is very rare a Home Run ins MLB isnt rare

@concars1234

3 жыл бұрын

it's every baseball nerd's favourite call

@bryanm255

3 жыл бұрын

Its probabaly because it is one of the only rules that announcers know how to interpret correctly.

Major League umpire Ron Luciano once said of it, "I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule."

@jodyhart1205

2 жыл бұрын

I loved Ron. His book was hilarious, "The Umpire Strikes Back."

According to Google, a balk is a roughly squared timber beam. I see none of those here 0/10

@joshw604

3 жыл бұрын

Don't believe everything you read on the internet

@theshwinkie

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshw604 Well, in that case, I'm having a great deal of difficulty believing you

@RedCard94

3 жыл бұрын

You've got the wrong balk

@theshwinkie

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedCard94 You're right. It must be the chicken kind

@elijahshaw8209

3 жыл бұрын

Damn this joke went over those two guys head.

Just watched 10 minutes of balks and still have no idea what a balk is.

@EssexAggiegrad2011

3 жыл бұрын

An illegal motion by the pitch used to deceive the base runner

@goatcheese4me

3 жыл бұрын

Specific examples, as I understand it (and some of these are part of the same rule) of balks. 1) if you start your forward motion towards the batter, then suddenly stop or try to pick off a runner (0:21). This is tricky because a simple pickoff move has to clearly show no signs of forward motion towards the plate. In 0:21 he barely started moving towards the plate before he stopped. 2) if you flinch while your foot is still on the rubber (7:39 - watch his head. He started his motion towards his set, then quickly stopped to check with the catcher again. At 8:28 focus on his right elbow. It flinches then stops) 3) if, in your pitching motion towards home plate, you take your foot off the rubber (even for a split second) then continue the pitch (1:36) 4) if you keep your foot on the rubber while trying to pickoff a runner (3:00) 5) if you botch your pitching movement during the set or windup (i.e. drop the ball even a little 3:23 , fall down, stumble, etc) 6) if you don't pause long enough between the set and the windup (ie, it looks like one continual motion). I don't think there were any examples of this type of balk in this video. 7) for right handed pitchers, if you don't move your right foot first off the rubber for a pickoff (3:42 - though this one could also be an example of #1 above). The opposite for lefties.

@ericcoon2787

3 жыл бұрын

They’re a mysterious entity that passes through ballparks at inopportune moments in time. Sometimes the ump sees them, sometimes the opposing dugout. It’s customary for runners to progress so as not to displease the entity.

@rocknroll909

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericcoon2787 extremely underrated comment. I'm rewatching this after reading that and can't stop laughing

@johnnyromero6179

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

After 10 minutes of watching nothing but balks, I've forgotten what an actual pitch looks like.

@everardogarcia6926

6 ай бұрын

Me too

@jaystarr6571

Ай бұрын

9:33 This is a pitch. Watch the catcher.

@brianarbenz7206

Ай бұрын

@@jaystarr6571 Well, I guess that is a pitch. But not your typical pitch.

@alanhess9306

Ай бұрын

@@jaystarr6571 It's a pitch that didn't cross the foul line which is a balk.

Pitcher - .0000001 seconds into a balk Batter - *hands, mouth, and body into full motion*

@mikeywestside8509

2 жыл бұрын

A balk can only be called when there are runners on base which is the reason why the penalty is against the pitcher in deceiving a runner and not the batter.

Every single pitcher that gets called for a balk looks like LeBron when he’s called for a foul.

@EssexAggiegrad2011

3 жыл бұрын

Not enough flopping

@limitlesssfs4392

3 жыл бұрын

Pitcher*

@uslsuspect

3 жыл бұрын

@@limitlesssfs4392 Thanks. Speech-to-text error.

DASSA BAWK!

@jrob4795

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao -a New Yorker

You can't just be up there and doin' a balk like that!

0:26 I love how he just shrugs off the tag like “get off me bro that’s a balk”

Balk Rules 1) You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic... 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of 2) Do not do a balk please.

@dodgerred6462

3 жыл бұрын

Lol made my day ! Cheers !

@gunkanjima3408

3 жыл бұрын

A balk is pretty easily identifiable

@RicardoKugo

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the effort that went into that comment for a good laugh mate

@wildcard8720

3 жыл бұрын

bakugo it’s copy paste

@threearmedonion

3 жыл бұрын

Copy and paste much?

7:50 "IT'S A BALK! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!!!" Um, not when you don't show it happening.

@sportsfanjw559

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@MannuhFestIt

3 ай бұрын

It’s the clip before this. OP may have put these clips backwards by accident.

1:07 The same motion every fricking lefty uses to go to first and gets away with

@ordunai

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not 100% sure but it looks like the pitcher didn't step towards third base for the throw directly which is grounds for a balk

@lucassingh4469

3 жыл бұрын

He made a motion going towards home plate, and had no look to go to third

@JosephJamesScott

3 жыл бұрын

I think the reason they're calling that a balk is because he's leaning towards home and his foot seems to be headed that way, but it is strange that home plate called it and not the 3rd base ump as he'd have the best view of if the pitcher was stepping toward 3rd or not. Having said that, any umpire on the field can call a balk and if home plate felt the step was more to him than 3rd base than it's the correct call.

@slaymyface1357

3 жыл бұрын

Its the 45 degree angle. Shields broke that 45 degrees by alot.

@lucassingh4469

3 жыл бұрын

@Connor Spears your that stupid, allowed*

I love how a balk is like seeing a Unicorn taking a poo... everyone gets yelly and pointy

Does anybody really know the full balk rule or do we just know them when we see them

@jimmyfaseler5968

3 жыл бұрын

Balk Rules 1) You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic... 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of 2) Do not do a balk please.

@BuckFieri

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyfaseler5968 if you don't balk I won't either and there should be no problems

@AndrewJW

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyfaseler5968 this is one of my favorite things ever. Do not do a ball, please LMAO

@vstrmrk

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyfaseler5968 worth the read

@ACappellaVGM

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyfaseler5968 Incredible. I laughed so hard

Balk Rules: 1) You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic... 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of 2) Do not do a balk please.

@el1theguy962

3 жыл бұрын

This was copy and pasted from a different video.

@Jarrettthegoalie

3 жыл бұрын

Name checks out

@billydeeiii

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely crystal clear, I don't understand why there is any confusion?

@hudson2342

3 жыл бұрын

El1The Guy I saw that too. Everyone remove there likes from this comment, it's a copy

@MrDodgerdodson

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm only just getting into baseball, and this really helped. Cheers

I figured the Reds balk from a couple days ago would be on here

@wh4193

3 жыл бұрын

There was another reds balk yesterday 😂😂 (April 30, 2021)

I’ve only balked once throughout my time of pitching and that was because my leg twitches at the worst possible moment

7:52 was a very obvious balk

@stonebowser3836

3 жыл бұрын

NoHaxJustTrash_ I know right

@noha9719

3 жыл бұрын

Bob Hamm r/wooooosh

@ayoreyesu

3 жыл бұрын

@Bob Hamm I've always thinked the balk rule is unfair, reading you I understand a little better the spirit of the rule. Still, they should make some adjustments, I think most calls are unfair, I mean, how can a team get a run that sometimes even wins the game just cause the pitcher slipped a little bit? Maybe they should change the punishment to something lighter, like adding 1 or 2 balls on the count or something like that IMO

Funny how many of the home announcers were acting confused or trying to say these weren’t balks.

@jmulchino

3 жыл бұрын

Cody Yeah, I thought the same thing! All announcers could use a refresher course. And me too. There are some subtleties of what is and isn’t a balk that I am constantly confused by.

@schweppley1614

3 жыл бұрын

Because the Balk is a confusing rule, and umpires can call anything remotely close to it as a balk

@slaymyface1357

3 жыл бұрын

Rae's wasnt a balk. It was a bad call

@johnbleyer8490

3 жыл бұрын

@@slaymyface1357 Why, because the announcer said so? It may be hard to see, but a pitcher can't hop into a delivery. It is an illegal pitch, and with runners on base it is a balk. Continuing with his delivery doesn't eliminate the balk.

great vid!

You have the best vids ever!!!😁😁😁

That submarine pick off 😂

Love your videos

Love how this is called "The Worst Balk" and includes "Incredibly Obvious Balk(s) That You Could Never Argue Isn't A Balk."

@Cardcollector-pz8hg

3 жыл бұрын

I think he used worst the other way. Meaning worst as in most significant balk, not worst balk calls

@fomori2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cardcollector-pz8hg Its youTube, misleading clickbait titles are the rule, not the exception.

@kg4wwn

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with@@Cardcollector-pz8hg. I was expecting a singular balk that was somehow so extraordinarily obvious that they somehow had 10 minutes of contact out of it, but I absolutely agree that nothing in this title implied that these balks would be anything but egregiously obvious.

@MrRyan-wu4jx

3 жыл бұрын

@@fomori2 misleading for idiots maybe, I fully expected pitchers obviously balling from the title.

@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s pretty obvious from the title that he means the significance of these balks. It doesn’t say the worst balk calls.

Nice vid

9:33 Watch the catcher try to catch this "pitch". LOL

The Phillies are in most of the clips😂

Alternate title: The Worst San Francisco Giants Balks

8:48 “Once he made that MuLoOVe” 🤔

That Ryu balk call is insane

Well, that was balkward.

Best part of the video, seeing Fernando Rodney slip.

I love the delay sometimes the umps have before making the call. Did I just see a balk?!....why Yes I did..."BALK!"

The balk is the most hilarious and awesome rule in baseball.

Winning a game with a walk off balk, an unusual way to win. I heard legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully.

“What do you say when a large chicken runs across the infield...”

Nothing beats a balk-off winner.

9:15 Look at this you can see what a balk is

@chaosawaits

3 жыл бұрын

How is that a balk? He removed his back foot before throwing

@dominicmartino6437

3 жыл бұрын

chaosawaits There is a glitch

@alanhess9306

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaosawaits He stepped directly toward the plate then threw to first. That is a very blatant balk.

@chaosawaits

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanhess9306 his left foot never moved. He stumbled when moving his right foot off the plate.

@alanhess9306

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaosawaits His left foot did move slightly but it doesn't matter. He did not legally disengage the rubber. If he is going to pick to first, he must step to first. He didn't. That is a balk.

You should do a “ worst decisions “

Funny thing is Fernandez balked in two different ways. First, he started he moved his free foot before stepping off the rubber, then he kept his hands together, but the rules state that if he steps off the rubber he must immediately drop his hands to his sides. He might possibly have gotten away with the first one if he hadn't done the second.

I think considering the new pitch clock rules, pitchers should be allowed to balk if they want. They should still be required to get the actual pitch out to the batter by the end of the pitch clock, even if they attempt to pick off the batter.

Pitcher trips, twitches, scratches his nuts apparently makes everyone sound like a bunch of chickens. Balk balk balk balk balk!

Those MLB balks are very sneaky. The real reason of a victory & defeat.

Wherever Timmy is I hope he’s doing okay

4:42 🤣🤣

Those umps are annoying for the ones that obviously tripped and they got so hyped up 🤯🤬

baLK! thats a BALK!! THATS A BALK!!!

Do The Balk of life

3:14...this one made me laugh out loud. How the hell do you get to be a major league pitcher and think that that is legal? That was absolutely hilarious.

@osuspebrg

8 ай бұрын

The announcer says “I think it was the fact that his foot when toward home plate.” No, sir, it was the fact that a ‘reverse (outside) pickoff move’ is not a thing.

@wind568

3 ай бұрын

@@osuspebrg Im so glad someone else noticed this... been seeing this clip everywhere and no one picks up on that

@alanhess9306

Ай бұрын

@@osuspebrg the pitcher can turn in either direction to throw to second base as long as he does not hesitate toward third or first base.

The stupid rule of balks along with lack of Celebration because of the quote "Unwritten rule" and Home Umpires is single handedly the big 3 reasons why will continue lose interest each years

Umpires look so freaking cool when they call a balk not gonna lie

even the great K Scully is clueless

it amazes me HOW LITTLE the tv guys know...just dont say anything if you DONT know why its a balk

As a baseball player this hurt to watch

Didnt you upload a video like this earlier?

its the most unintentional mess up you can make in baseball and the umps get the most angry for it compared to any other call.

@alanhess9306

3 жыл бұрын

The umps don't get angry, they are just selling the call.

@steveswangler6373

3 жыл бұрын

@wickedtoast "most unintentional mess up" so you think there are times player intentionally mess up?

@Sirmellowman

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveswangler6373 theres this crazy thing called walking a batter. if they want to give a guy a base they do that. not sure if you knew about it.

I once got called for a balk for blinking😔😎

I can't reason but most of these pitches are weird and I guess pitching weird makes a balk. Tbh I don't wanna read head rushing mlb handbook.

Scary thumbnail

"That's a balk"

Video could also be called "Pitchers Throwing A Fit"

Crazy

7:31 BAR OF SOAP OMG

Anyone else think a Triple A clip was included when they mentioned Al Albuquerque ???

As a outsider looking in some of them balks looked like they were deliberately throwing the game. That's just my observation.

5:20 runners already knew lol

6:15 is that Jim Harbaugh?

Cubs are my favorite

7:05 I didn't know I pitched in the big leagues.

As a pitcher it’s you’re biggest nightmare

Balk sounds like the sound a chicken makes.

5:42 the legendary balk-off

@KororaPenguin

3 жыл бұрын

I don't envy that pitcher.

"That's a live ball" No. It counts as dropping the ball during your pitching motion if it doesn't cross the foul line. If it does, it's a ball and a live ball. If not during the pitching motion then it's a live ball and no balk.

@sherman4114

3 жыл бұрын

Balk is a delayed dead, play can proceed and the balk is ignored if all runners reach the next base safely

@renardmigrant

3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@eagleeye0078

3 жыл бұрын

Only applies on a batted ball since in order for a balk to be ignored the batter has to reach at least first base as well.

@renardmigrant

3 жыл бұрын

@@eagleeye0078 no, if it were a wild pitch and a runner were able to advance two bases, that's allowed. Ken Saxer is right.

@eagleeye0078

3 жыл бұрын

@@renardmigrant Right you are. Found the relevant rule: 6.02(a) APPROVED RULING: In cases where a pitcher balks and throws wild, either to a base or to home plate, a runner or runners may advance beyond the base to which he is entitled at his own risk. APPROVED RULING: A runner who misses the first base to which he is advancing and who is called out on appeal shall be considered as having advanced one base for the purpose of this rule.

The first few were kinda nitpicky but pretty much everyone after the Fernando Rodney were pretty egregious

first guy started then stepped off with his left foot, thats a balk

1:00 "See that?". No I didn't

Losing extra innings to a slip being called a balk

7:39 Alburquerque exists = balk

6:15 Wasn't Bumgarner called balk??

MLB umpires overall suck, but their balk calls are always on point

@LazyLary

3 жыл бұрын

Says a guy who never umpired a game in his life.

@reidstanley7095

3 жыл бұрын

Except they don't suck

@bryanm255

3 жыл бұрын

Become an umpire and over take all the suck then?

@Ok-rd1zd

2 жыл бұрын

People don’t understand how hard it’s to ump.

1:23 - That IS a balk.

5:38 Walk-off balk! Free wins!

7:03 and 9:34 A pitched ball that never crosses the foul line is a balk. A balk is still a live ball, so the runner can advance past the one base. If the ball had crossed the foul line, it would have been called a ball and be treated like any other wild pitch.

I think umps should be able to make a judgement call after the balk is called to sort out if the player actually intended to deceive a runner because tripping and falling on the ground is definitely not helping you throw a runner out

@MattZRJSRoxy

Ай бұрын

agreed but due to the current rules sadly they can't do anything about that.

I'm sorry which one was the worst one?!?!?!?

2:09 How would this not be a balk (although it's an interesting scenario with a runner on third, but he began his pitching motion so he can't step off and throw home as a non-pitch throw). If he came off the rubber, he would then have to get set (which includes a period of time where the only thing you can move is your head), and begin his delivery again, and thus it would be a balk.

@5:20 the umpire is so jacked up to be able to point and advance the runners, but unlucky for him, they already stole both bases, hahahahaha!

@steveswangler6373

3 жыл бұрын

@Meester_James not sure what you're watching, the runners were in the process of stealing they didn't have them stolen yet, but nonetheless, that does not erase the balk.

@coopaloopmex

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveswangler6373 I never said it erased the balk, but because they both had them easily in the process of being stolen, the runners were already headed there. Not debating, just funny that he pointed to a base where the runner was just about there anyway.

Shields thought he was a lefty there.

THaTs A BaWk!

A lot of these look like slips. 6:30, pitcher falls over. Is it that pitchers would do this on purpose if a balk wasn't called on slips?

@johnbleyer8490

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why Brendan. What if the runner takes off on delivery. The pitcher stumbles, regains his balance, and throws the runner out. A pitcher could do this anytime a good base stealer gets on base. By faking a stumble and then recovering, he could get the runner every time.

7:30 juuuuuuust a bit outside

The MLB and other baseball and music my two true loves. I can't go a week without watching a few games and I can't go a day without listening to my favorite bands like Delta Parole.

Pitcher balks Pitcher: :o

I was the 1k viewer

@petermoore7796

3 жыл бұрын

whatchu want a cookie???

5:42 Balk-off!

I guess I'm going to have to watch a video on what a balk is supposed to be. Most of these just look like trips or something, I would think that would just be a ball for the batter, but hey I'm no pro, what do I know.

A balk on a throw home might be the stupidest rule in baseball.

I've seen a good bit of people picked off like this too. So I'm genuinely confused between the line which must be fine of a legal pickoff and a balk

@erichargrove2287

3 жыл бұрын

You cannot make any motion towards the plate. Lefties doing a pick off move to first for example. They can lift their leg straight up and then move it towards first base to make the pick off. Now, if the lifted foot moves forward, or backwards, then tries to make the pick off move, it's a ball. Pitchers can't change their stance when in the stretch either, to make it easier to see the runners. Every stretch has to be the same. If they come to a set and then jerk their body, it's a balk. There are many more instances and yes it can get confusing.

@Ok-rd1zd

2 жыл бұрын

@@erichargrove2287 it also keeps pitchers from being jerks to runners. Trying to fake them.

@alanhess9306

Ай бұрын

@@erichargrove2287 There is no rule that prevents a pitcher from changing his stance. Every stretch doe not have to be the same.