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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Wait a second Bob.
A kid hits a ball to any infielder, the ball gets lodged in the webbing and he removes it and flips it to the baseman for an out. Are you implying that you are going to rule that the ball was unplayable because it was lodged in a player or umpire uniform? I hope not.
The thought behind that rule, as explained by (IHSA Rules Interpreter and Officials Committee Member) Jay Lyons two or three years ago at the IACAO clinic, is to award bases for a ball slipping insde a uniform, ball bag, or in the case of a catcher, between his chest protector and jersey. We are trying to penalize a player that purposely hides a ball, with the intent of deception - or - award the offense for the ball being put in a place that would make it impossible to continue play.
This was a point of clarification several years ago and was reinforced by the Chicago White Sox game that had the exact play. In fact, that ball was gloved by the pitcher and was used as a direct reference by a clinic attendee.
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The White Sox don't play by FED rules - they play by OBR. What happened in that game doesn't apply.
In FED it is a dead ball and a two base award.