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Originally posted by greymule
My reaction to the question was this:
Not too long ago, ASA clarified that rule to include not just balls that hit the glove and then went over, but also balls that went past the top of the fence (went over) and then were touched and subsequently fell to the ground on the other side of the fence. Apparently in some tournament a team contested such a play as not meeting the strict definition of "hits the glove and then goes over," and technically they were right. So since ASA has dealt with the various possibilities in this play, I considered whether they were trying to emphasize the exceptions.
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This happened and was argued at the Men's D in Auburndale FL a couple of years ago. I was one of the two umpires involved and Henry P was the UIC. We got it right and the team coaches, AS USUAL, were wrong.
The real reason we got it right is that in the pre-tournament umpire meeting, Henry brought this senario up.
Yes, that maeans that I actually paid attention instead of cutting up.