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Too far out?
Thanks to all who posted in this topic. I am aware of the rules of the infield fly regarding outfielders being able to catch the ball. I was interested in how other umpires would judge ordinary effort. Since I don't see anyone vehemntly disagreeing with the person who stated that the play was not an ordinary pop-up, I am feeling confident that I made the correct judgement in terms of the ball not being caught with ordinary effort.
Does anyone have any sort of guide they go by in terms of how many feet onto the outfield grass a ball has to be before it ceases to be defined by the "infield" fly rule?
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