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Originally posted by LDUB
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Originally posted by gsf23
So..if I didn't call that ball foul, what would have happened? Well..the ball would have been caught, just like it was and the runners could tag a run at their own risk. I don't see what big decision I would have to make.
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R2 and R3, foul fly to F7. You call foul, and F7 catches the ball.
1. Is R3 going to try to advance?
2. Is R2 going to try to advance?
3. If R3 only tries to advance will F7 throw home, or throw to F5 to keep R2 at second, and if he does throw home, will R3 be out or safe?
4. If both runners try to advance, which one will F7 play on, and will the runner be out or safe?
As you can see, there are an infinite number of things which could happen after the catch.
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Again, I'm sorry but I just don't see the reasoning behind this rule on a CAUGHT fly ball.
I can see the reasoning on a ground ball, or a ball that falls uncaught. In one of those situations, as a runner if I see the ball on the ground and I hear "FOUL" then I an going to stop running or slow down.
But, EVERYONE knows that if a fly ball is caught, it is an out. I don't see how calling "foul" has any affect on the play. Are you, and FED, saying that saying "Foul" on a ball in the air is going to confuse baserunners?!?