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Originally Posted by mcrowder
For a moment, it sounded like you got it... then you lost it again.
If a ball hits a pebble in fair territory, and rolls foul before passing 1st or 3rd base, what do you call?
Now ... change pebble to helmet and your answer should be the same.
If you don't get that, stop umpiring.
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I think he's pointing out that there's a difference between "a batted ball in fair territory" and "a ball that has been judged to have become fair because of meeting one of the requirements." The phrase "fair ball" is often used to describe both, when perhaps "batted ball" should be used for the former and "fair ball" for the latter. Shrug. IMO, context will usually tell you which meaning is being used.