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Originally Posted by tibear
OK, I think I understand now. I didn't notice the "without touching it" part.
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So with a runner on first and the batter hits a lazy fly ball no more then 15 feet above the ground which the SS can easily take a couple of steps forward and make make the catch but instead backs up, lets it drop to try to turn the double play that's perfectly legal.
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An infielder will let the ball drop untouched to the ground if he notices that B1 did not run to first base. Beltran of the Mets comes to mind.
With a runner on first ONLY. If B1 hits a pop up, he should be heading towards first base. If the infielder lets the ball drop untouched to the ground, then there is a risk of a bad throw etc. to retire R1, therefore with R1 only, an infelder for all practical purposes will only let the ball drop untouched to the ground if he sees that B1 didn't run to first base.
if the defense does turn a DP, then shame on B1 for not running like he supposed to.
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