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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
The chalk or paint is merely a convenience to the participants and is not part of the rule. You had an umpire who was poorly trained or an idiot.
I would have demanded an interpretation used to determine it was a fair ball. If the response is what you said, I'd protest the game.
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I don't think there is any way that a protest of a fair/foul decision would be upheld. However, I agree that the line is just a convenience. If it is absent or not present, just like batters box lines, the umpire still has to make the judgement based on the rulebook dimensions of the field.
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