Pitcher Goes Balk! Balk!

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Pitcher Goes Balk! Balk!

Post by RonCo » Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:11 pm

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Yeah, that’s a dumb title, right? But what do you expect from a guy who spends his morning doing a new little update to his script to find a few unusual plays. In this case, the balk—which, at the end of the day is maybe not that unusual in their rarity, but still. I got interested, so the balk is what you get today.

A quick Google says over the past 20 or so years of baseball in the world where we actually live and breathe there have been between 100 and 200 balks a season—or say, 4-6 pre team. Since the BBA has a few extra teams, if our environments were reasonable comparisons, you would expect our numbers would fall between 110-210 in the BBA, say, and 40-60 in the UMEBA.

At present, we’ve had 17 balks in the BBA, and 6 in the UMEBA. Do the math with BBA teams having played 12 games and UMEBA teams averaging 11 at this point, and the projections are:

BBA Balks: 229.5
UMEBA Balks: 88.4

In other words, BBA/UMEBA pitchers are balking a bit more than expected, but not a lot.

I’m certain that this information will allow you to gain more pep in your step in the days that follow, and sleep better in those same nights.

You’re welcome…

Here are the games and teams involved in each balk event (Inning Half: 1=top, 2=bottom):

BBA BALKS

TypeLeagueGameInningHalfHomeVisitor
Balk1001021Omaha CyclonesChicago Black Sox
Balk1002442San Antonio OutlawsEdmonton Jackrabbits
Balk1003832Mexico City AztecsBoise Spuds
Balk1005131New Orleans CrawdadsMontreal Blazers
Balk1007372Louisville SluggersDes Moines Kernels
Balk1008351New Orleans CrawdadsMontreal Blazers
Balk1008912Louisville SluggersDes Moines Kernels
Balk10013312Long Beach SurfersValencia Stars
Balk10014541Chicago Black SoxYellow Springs Nine
Balk10014632Des Moines KernelsTwin Cities River Monsters
Balk10014911Long Beach SurfersValencia Stars
Balk10016631Rockville PikemenCharm City Jimmies
Balk10016641Rockville PikemenCharm City Jimmies
Balk10016741Boise SpudsLas Vegas Hustlers
Balk10017782Valencia StarsPortland Lumberjacks
Balk10018871Louisville SluggersTwin Cities River Monsters
Balk10019241Seattle StormLong Beach Surfers

UMEBA BALKS

TypeLeagueGameInningHalfHomeVisitor
Balk1201221532Mumbai Metro StarsCairo Pharaohs
Balk1201223612Beirut CedarsManama Pearls
Balk1201224122Baghdad KingsRiyadh Red Crescents
Balk1201226311Cairo PharaohsTripoli Piranhas
Balk1201228062Cairo PharaohsAthens Fighting Centaurs
Balk1201228181Jerusalem Hebrew HammersRiyadh Red Crescents
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