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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
I had this discussion to a very great depth last year on the baseball forum. The concensus of some very well known and some other very knowledgeable officials was that the initial position of the fielders didn't really matter, how hard the wind was blowing, which direction the sun was coming from, what day of the week it was, a one legged F4, or a very athletic F4, chewing gum, blonde or brunette, were unimportant pieces of information. Their opinion was that it only mattered where the ball came down. "DID THE BALL COME DOWN IN A LOCATION THAT AN AVERAGE INFIELDER COULD COVER?"
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That sounds like some of those guys.
Speaking ASA, it is a judgment of whether the ball can be caught by "an infielder" (not average infielder) with "ordinary effort" (not in an area that can be covered), based on the "position of the closest infielder". In coming to the judgment of "ordinary effort" factors like the weather conditions are valid to consider. For example, what would be ordinary effort on an ideal summer afternoon may not be ordinary effort as you are trying to get the game over during a windy drizzle. It is also valid to consider the age level of the teams.
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Originally posted by chuck chopper
In a 9-10 age, things are different.
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There is no such thing as "ordinary effort" at this age!
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Score is relatively close - a point or two.
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Diamond sports are not your native environment, are they?
