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Originally posted by DG
The ball in the Atlanta-Washington game appeared from all replays to strike the foul pole above the fence. A ball striking the foul pole should be fair, since it should be placed so that the only way to miss it is for the ball to be foul.
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This play was originally correctly ruled fair by Jerry Layne. Robinson came out and argued, the umpires huddled, Layne reversed his decision. Cox failed to get ejected...amazingly enough. BTW, the foul pole at RFK is painted black the first foot or so over the fence. Also the foul pole lines up on the fair edge of the yellow line on the wall. It appears to be possible to miss the foul pole with a ball crossing the fence on the line.
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Now that I think about it, Bobby may go ahead and get tossed at the plate meeting tomorrow. If he is carrying a video tape, you'll know what is going to happen.
[Edited by TBBlue on May 30th, 2005 at 09:07 PM]