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Originally posted by DG
I thought I understand but now I am confused.
First, IFF should require ordinary effort by an infielder, regardless of who caught the ball, or dropped it.
Second, if an IFF is dropped or let fall to the ground, the batter is still out. It is a live ball.
Third, if a ball that is in flight but not an IFF is dropped or let fall to the ground, then batter is out and ball is dead.
All of this prevents double plays that are not earned by the defense.
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But, what if it's not clear that it's an IF and the umpire makes no call, then later announces that it *was* an IF ... that's the point of the original post.
You'd (or at least I'd) expect to use the "umpire shall rectify any situation where a decision was reversed" part of FED rules to correct it. But the case plays seem to imply otherwise.