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Old Sat Apr 29, 2017, 10:37pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve View Post
The exception noted by Manny is a ball contacted by the batter that does not have an observable change of direction, but contacts the catcher first somewhere OTHER than hand or glove. THAT is a foul ball, and a dead ball, grounded by contacting the catcher.
And that rule could stand a bit of an adjustment
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