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Originally posted by tzme415
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
2006 Rule Changes
RULE 1:
FOUL TIP: A batted ball that goes directly from the bat to the catchers hand(s) ro glove/mitt and is legally caught by the catcher. Comment: Eliminates the not higher than the batters head.
FOUL BALL: Delete the reference: not higher than the batters head. Would now read: Goes directly from the bat to any part of the catchers body or equipment and is caught by another fielder. Comment: A batter ball fair or foul should not be judged by the height of the batters head.
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Now I'm confused, but I don't have my rule book so maybe its just from reading these two together and not having the full definitions in front of me. This would imply that all foul balls caught by the catcher directly from the bat to hand or glove/mitt are Foul Tips, even if the ball goes 50 feet in the air. Therefore the batter would not be out if this was on the first or second strike. This sounds just plain silly to me, so I must be missing something.
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There was clarification offered that will insure there is wording to the effect that "directly" will include that the ball goes sharply to the catcher. IOW, the only thing this does is remove the batter's head as a point of reference on any foul ball.
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