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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Bob, I am not understanding your answer. Carldog, perhaps I'm not understanding the ball's flight; what are you asking?
If the foul pole is properly positioned at junction of the foul line and the outfield fence... a ball that hits that foul pole has got to be fair....
unless you are saying that the ball is out in foul territory, beyond the distance of the fence and is being blown back towards home plate (getting closer to HP) and then hits the back side of the foul pole...
okay that I can justify as a foul ball.
I need a better description.
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The only description available is the one originally posted:
"High, deep fly ball clearly over foul territory twists in the wind so that it travels just over the fence and strikes the 'foul pole' at a point that lies lower than the top of the fence."
As incredible as it may seem, in this scenario the foul pole is apparently beyond the fence. If a batted ball travels over the fence still in foul territory, it is foul, regardless of what it does after it leaves the field of play. TWP all the way.