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Originally posted by JJ
Quote:
Originally posted by gordon30307
An infield fly rule must be called when the ball is in the air.
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Once again, where does it say this in a manual? In the FED book it says, "When it seems apparent that a batted ball will be an infield fly, the umpire immediately announces it for the benefit of the runners." What if it's not apparent until it's been caught? Is that too late to declare it an infield fly and protect the runners?
[Edited by JJ on Jun 28th, 2005 at 11:21 AM]
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Infield fly is a "rule". Everyone (Players, coaches, UMPIRES) are expected to know the rule. Oridinary effort is the key. This involves judgement, awareness of the situation ie. how many men on base and number of outs. If you wait until the ball is caught before annoucing it...... well I hope you enjoy your tee ball career!!!!!!!!!