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With all this talk about what is a lodged ball and what isn't, I would appreciate an answer to this question.
Last year I had a play where there was a routine play at first with no one on. F6 over throws first and the ball sticks in the chain link fence, about shoulder high. It remained there for maybe two seconds and then F3 plucked it right out of the fence and held the runner at first.
I knew about the FED lodged rule at the time, but I did not kill the play and let F3 pull the ball out. To me, at that time, the ball was not "lodged". Though now I am not sure what the call should be?
Does FED want the play above killed instantly? If they do, I guess I'll have to call it that way. Somehow though, it just doesn't seem right. If the kid can just pull the ball right off the fence, why kill the play and award a base?
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