GC> "The catcher shall station himself directly back of the plate.
GC> He may leave his position at any time to catch a pitch or make 
GC> a play except that when the batter is being given an intentional
GC> base on balls, the catcher must stand with both feet within the
GC> lines of the catcher's box until the ball leaves the pitcher's
GC> hand"
GC> "PENALTY - BALK"
GC> The fact that they highlighted the whole section implies to me
GC> that if the catcher leaves the box for purposes other than making
GC> a catch or a play it's a balk (your assumption, too). 
GC> I can recall in the late 1970s a catcher being called for a balk
GC> because he jumped out of the box to try to bluff a runner back to
GC> first.  Others in here say "no it only applies to an intentional
GC> walk" -- I think not, because there would be no penalty for a
GC> catcher violating that position.
Thank you very much for the information. I am the sysop here and am fairly 
new to the message conferences, I am a little confused about this one, does 
it tie into some huge Baseball information system somewhere, or do you do all 
the leg work?
later
Ken
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