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Originally Posted by fitump56
The key words in OBR is "ordinary effort". I would think that there are few times when an INFer has his back to INF that "ordinary effort" prevails.
F9 is a completely different sitch. OF can be held to the IFR if the IF is high enough, the OF has enough chance and the INF has been waived off or failed to properly playhis position.
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Deej, imagine that there exists a world where you are correct?
"Cats and dogs sleeping together..."
One of few OBR's that have endured the times is this concept of ordinary effort. Way back when, players would routinely allow infield flies to drop to ground. Rs who were unable to logically advance in this fly ball situation, were forced out at the base ahead.
Masterminds as they were, comin fresh off beating the Redcoats, the Infield Fly Rule prohibited defensive players from thisw subterfuge.
With this history, and logical thought, in the umpire's logical head, ordinary effort becomes the milestone for Infield Fly Rule decision making.