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Originally posted by GarthB
B1 hits a sharp, one-hop come-backer to the mound. F1 gloves the ball instinctively, then discovers the ball is lodged tightly between the fingers of his glove. As B1 hustles down the line, F1 removes the glove and thorws it, with the ball still ldoged, to F3 in time to retire B1. Ruling: In FED, the ball is dead when it lodges in F1's glove; award B1 second. In NCAA and OBR, B1 is out.
Carl:
Did you come up with this situation or did FED? If it is of your creation, did you pass it by FED or did you rule on it based on your understanding of FED?
The discussion seems to now center on FED intepreter's disagreeing with the application of the rule in this specific situation, not the wording of the rule. So it would seem to matter if they are disagreeing with a specific Hopkins ruling or yours.
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I thought my previous post was self-explanatory. The rule says a "lodged ball is dead: two bses." In my play the ball is "lodged"; even after the glove is tossed, the ball is still "lodged."
I also thought I made it clear there has never been any official interpretation from the NFHS defining that word.
When you create a test for umpires in your association, do you write the questions to illustrate the rule? Or do you wait for Indianpolis to send you examples?
I repeat: Individual state interpreters to the contrary notwithstanding, the BRD will make no change until Hopkins posts the "official" interpretation; i.e., a definition of "lodge."
The point? Too many state interpreters fall prey to their own prejudices. They have a "vision" of what FED ball should be, so they enforce that vision, even if it may not coincide with the NFHS rules committee.