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Originally Posted by bossman72
1) If there are foul poles that are in front of the fence, and the ball hits a foul pole above the fence line and (a) goes over the fence or (b) rebounds onto the field, what should the call be?
2) Same situation, only it's a scoreboard in left-center that is entirely in front of the fence.
I'm looking for a standard rule here, or is this something that varies from field to field depending on what the home team says the ground rules are?
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It depends on where the poles are relative to the fence. If adjacent (touching) but immediately in front, the pole (in most cases, if not all) is an extension of the fence, thus a home run. If 5' in front of the fence, tose items are usually covered by special ground rules