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Originally posted by tzme415
"Merely guiding the ball to the ground should not be considered an intentionally dropped ball"
It appeared to me that he actually caught the ball and then let go of it in front of himself, but it happened quickly and he could have actually just guided the ball down. It definitely did not just bounce out his glove. I took this rule to have the same intent as the IF rule, which is to protect the offense. If you don't rule this like a catch, the offense is put at a severe disadvantage and would have been better of with an IF.
[Edited by tzme415 on May 20th, 2005 at 01:52 PM]
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It's whatever the umpire says it is. If it is a catch and drop, it is a IDB. If not, it's nothing. Total judgment.
Sunny, there is no penalty. The BR is out, the ball is dead and all runners return to the base occupied at the TOP.