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Old Tue Jun 04, 2002, 03:55pm
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Originally posted by greymule
On that bunt that went 4" above the bat, if F2 dove forward and caught it fair, it would be an out. Foul, it would be a foul tip. What the kids said about the foul ball having to be over the batter's head was correct.
Well, now, that's not correct. Perhaps in some softball rules, but not in baseball. In baseball, "sharp and direct," is a judgment call. The batter's head means absolutely nothing.
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