Thread: Foul tip
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Old Mon Aug 20, 2007, 09:05am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Which answers are correct?


1. B1 swings and contacts the ball that goes directly to F2’s glove.

a. That is a foul tip when caught if the ball never rises on its way from the bat to the catcher’s glove.
b. That is a foul tip when caught unless the ball rises above the batter’s head.
c. The ball is live if legally caught by F2.
d. The ball is dead on a foul tip.
e. Any fielder can legally catch a foul tip.

Edited: for the purpose of this post, assume directly infers "sharply"
FP
a) literally true, but probably marked false if on a test
b) false, as literally stated, height is irrelevant
c) true
d) false
e) false
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