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Originally posted by Robmoz
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Originally posted by FUBLUE
Here's one for the records:
... "INFIELD FLY IF FAIR". It was a can of corn, and of course...she drops it.
Was I right?
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If Fair? This can only cause confusion, I beleive. If the pop up is near a foul line, I delay a second or two to determine if fair/foul. Players should be aware of the situation and act accordingly at their own risk.
Avoid adding the "if fair" in all instances of IFR, you would not call any other play with this connotation would you? This is similar to why we do not "call" a ball down the line fair, we only acknowledge by pointing fair or calling foul appropriately.
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Fully understand your thought process, but do feel that adding "IF FAIR" is taught in many cases in order to clarify infield fly being in effect for fair balls only. I'm sure some coach somewhere argued it still being in effect on a foul ball. Just my HO.