[mbyron]

Originally posted by Spence

The "ordinary effort" and "mental mistakes" seem to be at conflict. On one hand, the "ordinary effort" clause can cause it to be an error yet the clause that says to not penalize the defense for "judgment" would tilt the result towards a hit.

If F8 can catch a line drive with "ordinary effort" yet "misjudges" it and the ball goes over his head, what do you have?

I don't see the problem. If it can be caught with ordinary effort and he misjudges it, then it's an error. Otherwise, not.

This from 10.13 (Errors):

NOTE (3) Mental mistakes or misjudgments are not to be scored as errors unless specifically covered in the rules.

The provision for scoring the play you describe as an error is specifically covered in the rules, so this exception does not apply. The point is that misjudgment alone is NOT sufficient for scoring an error, whereas failing to make a play that requires only ordinary effort IS sufficient for scoring an error.