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Originally posted by GarthB
I know that officiating.com is supposed to scoop everyone, but a few days ago, on a private email list I saw the contents of a conversation between a southern state Fed clinician and Elliot HOpkins that took place after Tim Steven's article and which appears to be saying two things:
1. The majority opinon of the FED national rules committee is that a ball cannot be "lodged" in a fielder's glove.
2. The issue has yet to be completely decided, despite Elliot's earlier comments. A final interpretation, and an explanation of what "lodged" means will be forthcoming in January.
Stand by, this could get really interesting.
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Is there some sanity entering into this discussion? I really cannot fathom this SAFETY issue. A thrown glove with a lodged baseball is dangerous? WHAT! What a pile of garbage. A thrown baseball by itself is much more dangerous. A ball with a pound of leather padding around it is very difficult to throw very far but I think it is quite a stretch to consider it dangerous.
I feel the real issue of a lodged/trapped ball is that it is not available to be used. The defensive player is digging the ball out of a catcher's chest protector, or out of equipment left lying on the field, or out of someone's shirt ... I can't make a play with a ball that I can't get my hand around.
Perhaps we will get some SANE clarification.
I've got my fingers crossed.