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Originally Posted by debeau
Ponder this .
A catch occurs when a thrown or batted ball is held by a hand or glove .
It is not a catch if the ball is prevented from from falling by equipment .
The catch is only completed when the ball is in the hands or glove .
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This is a contradiction. You want the glove to be considered equipment for the purposes of arguing a "no catch", yet you define a catch as when the ball is held in the hands or "glove". You cannot have it both ways. A little common sense, if you please.
If you wish to ignore common sense, please note the last sentence of the definition of catch is the ISF rulebook (02-05):
NOTE: A ball which strikes anything other than a defensive player while it is in flight is ruled the same as if it struck the ground.
Using your ponderence above, this means that every time a player attempts to catch a fly ball, they may not use a glove because a glove which is a piece of equipment is not a defensive player therefore the ball must be considered to have touched the ground the instant it contacts the glove.
Now, try selling that to anyone.