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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by chuck chopper
Do you agree that the ball should have to be "caught" for the Intentional drop to be called. I was always under the impression that if it was guided with an open glove then we could call it intentional.
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Speaking ASA, it must be caught and then dropped. (POE 29, 2003)
This always struck me as an odd rule. If the ball is caught and then dropped, isn't that a catch and intentional release? Out anyway. I guess you do have the dead ball issue, which removes any possiblity of further outs on the play (doubling off a runner who left early, that sort of thing).
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You are obviously correct. I don't believe that one should take the word "caught" in an exact literal context. I think they needed to us it to differentiate a ball inside the pocket of the glove from a player using the glove to guide the ball to the ground or trap it.
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