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Originally Posted by mcrowder
I agree with you. (Except that I'd say more than half of the foul balls don't leave the field, so we don't need to bring that new ball into play!) I don't call most fouls foul - most of them call themselves. Screamer over the bag, or an outfield pop that lands JUST foul, or perhaps a dribbler that stops very close to the line in foul ground - I'll call those foul. Most of the rest call themselves foul - everyone knows already.
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I'll put a new one in play while the on deck hitter chases the fouled off ball. And if it hits fence or something similar, I'm checking it before it goes back into play.