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Originally posted by KentuckyBlue
... He plays it on the bounce and comes up firing to third for the force on R2...
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1. If it is an infield fly, it is not a force at third.
2. If a fielder is camped out underneath the ball, tapping his glove and then at some point "scampers" to some other spot and catches the ball on the first bounce, my opinion is that was an fly that could have been caught by an infielder under ordinary effort (if he had not have been show boating.) Your job is to protect the offense from a cheap double play.
3. I have not certified for ASA in a large number of years. They used to insist that this was always the plate umpire's call. I disagree and think the BU has a better read on what is or is not an infield fly. In my pregame with my partners, one standard item is to make sure they know to call it if they see it, even as BU. If I'm on the plate, I always delay until I'm absolutely sure and then make the call firmly and stick with it.