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She clearly caught the ball before knocking down the barrier or passing it.
Was there an ump in position to see that, without replay? I see someone behind the SS, presumably an umpire going out, but can't tell if the angle was good enough. Looks to me like one foot might have still been inside the fence at the catch.
Of course, the Q is the rule itself, and whether a collapsed fence extends the field. It does not "extend the field" if we see the fence as "defining the field". There is no rule spec distance, other than a recommended max and min.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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