2010 Point & Laugh at the skins thread

[ice grillin you]

farg them balks

[General_Failure]

[rjs246]

My opinion of young balck people is infinitely higher than my opinion of your grammar skills. Faint praise, but hey at least it's something.

I love unintentionally creating internet irony.

But seriously, can anyone explain to me what a balk is?

[SD]

A balk is one of the lesser-known rules in the sport of baseball. A balk restricts the actions of the pitcher when there are runners on base. In general, a balk is called whenever a pitcher interrupts the pitching motion. Here are most of the situations that would cause an umpire to call a balk:

    * Pitcher does not come to a complete stop while standing on the pitching rubber.
    * During a pitch, ball slips out of a pitcher's hand and crosses the foul line. This would be a 'ball' if there were no runners on base.
    * Pitcher begins to make the motions typically associated with his pitching stroke but ceases during its delivery.
    * While on the pitching rubber, pitcher throws to a base before or without stepping toward that base. Note that the pitcher can step off of the pitching rubber and throw anywhere.
    * Pitcher fakes a throw to an unoccupied base.
    * With runners on base, pitcher makes a pitch before the batter has had sufficient time to get set in the batter's box. This would be a 'ball' if there were no runners on base.
    * Pitcher makes a pitch while he is not facing the batter.
    * Pitcher makes a motion typically associated with his pitching motion but his foot is not touching the pitching rubber.
    * After pausing in the pitching position, pitcher removes one hand from the ball. Dropping the ball once on the pitching plate is also ruled a balk.

The underlying principle behind the balk rule is to protect base-runners and would-be base-stealers from being deceived by the pitcher. Deceiving a base-runner is the best way to throw him out. If the deception breaks one of the guidelines above, however, a balk has occurred.

What is the penalty for balking? Each base runner is allowed to advance one base; runners on third advance to home and score one run. The word 'balk' has also moved into colloquial speech and is used to refer to an intentional and abrupt stop.

[Diomedes]

I think he was calling the Slovenians "balk" as in, some kind of slang for balkan.  Which I think is like calling a Puerto Rican, a Mexican.  Or more accurately, wetback.

[rjs246]

This is all extremely helpful.

[ice grillin you]

My opinion of young balck people

[rjs246]

Extremely helpful.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It's nice to have all this information in one place.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Skins traded for malcontent but talented OT Jamaal Brown.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Trifecta!

The skins will send their either a 3rd or 4th next year to the Saints, whichever one they don't have to send to the Iggs for Donnie "Black Jesus" McNabb.

[BigEd76]

Also, if the Saints get the 3rd, they send back a 5th to Washington.  If the Eagles get the 3rd, the Saints send back a conditional 6th/7th.  And if Brown plays 90% of the snaps or makes the Pro Bowl, Washington gives up a 2012 6th...

[ice grillin you]

i know this will surprise everyone but great move by the skins

we are a long way from giving up 2nd's for tj duckett

[MDS]

Also, if the Saints get the 3rd, they send back a 5th to Washington.  If the Eagles get the 3rd, the Saints send back a conditional 6th/7th.  And if Brown plays 90% of the snaps or makes the Pro Bowl, Washington gives up a 2012 6th...

seriously easy. why. i just need to know. i love you, but just why. tell me why.

[ice grillin you]

ha