Baseball Rules

Stealing Signs is NOT Cheating

Oct 5th, 2009 | By joejanish | Category: Baseball Rules, Strategy

If you use a telescope, binoculars, or video camera to steal another team’s signs — THAT is cheating. But if all you use is your eyes, it’s completely within the rules — and it could mean the difference between winning and losing.
Watch an example of Joe Mauer stealing the opposing catcher’s signs and relaying them [...]



Balk? Or Base Hit?

May 4th, 2006 | By joejanish | Category: Baseball Rules

Usually, when a balk is called, the pitcher stops his motion, and the umpire proceeds to call time and directs the baserunners to advance to the next base(s). However, what happens when an umpire calls a balk and the pitcher continues with the pitch?
99% of the time, everyone freezes once the balk is called, including [...]