Tue Jan 23, 2007, 05:35pm
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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
3) I'm not sure the ability to make a play on a ball which ultimately dropped (or allowed to drop) is necessarily the same as the initial judgment that a ball can (or should) be caught with normal effort. A late or bad break on a ball, which then hits with backspin and kicks farther away may not allow an infielder to make the subsequent play. Intentionally allowing a ball to drop has risks; and I certainly wouldn't reward the defense by then awarding another free out without feeling a subsequent play was fairly certain.
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Good point, gotcha.
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