But that is part of the problem. When does lodged mean LODGED? Are you suggesting that lodged means when equipment must be removed to secure/control the ball? What is control? Nothing between your hand and the ball besides the material of your glove (not a shirt)? And the ball is under control and not considered lodged until an attempt to remove it from the glove is made?
Perhaps these are good rules of thumb but legal clarification has not been made. Per the rulebook interpretation a lodged ball is immediately dead and a two base award is made. When do I decide the ball is lodged - when it became lodged at the time of the catch or when I discover that it truly is lodged at the time of attempted removal?
