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Old Wed Mar 30, 2005, 01:30pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally posted by IveGot3rd
FED 5-1-1 (h) specifies "verbally announces 'Foul Ball'." Our interpreter basically recommended avoid saying it, use the signal.

IG3

Your intepreter is wrong. The diference in signally a foul ball and a fair ball is that a foul ball is verbally signaled as well as visually signaled. A fair ball is only visually signaled. That is why players are (or at least should be) taught to play until they hear an umpire shout foul.

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