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Originally posted by Skahtboi
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Originally posted by coachfanmom
Easy question here.....
Ball drops about 20 feet behind first base directly on the chalk line....chalk flys and ball rolls into foul territory.....Is the line fair or foul??
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But don't get into the habit of judging fair or fould by seeing "chalk fly." You would be surprised at the number of fields I have been on where there is chalk as much as a foot and half from the actual foul line in foul territory, usually where someone has left the machine that does the marking with the hamper still open. An experienced umpire will line the ball up with the misnamed foul pole to judge whether or not the ball is fair or foul.
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True, but if I notice that the lines are wrong, I'll point it out to the coaches at the pre-game, and tell them that I will judge where it lands based on the field as marked... and that it's a judgement call by me or my partner.