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Originally Posted by LMan
Thank you.
Is it that hard to look about the diamond and silently note that the preconditions for a IFF are not longer present?
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No harder than looking around the field and noticing that the preconditions for an IFF are present. The IFF mechanic is just a tool to communicate that IFF is in effect. Its to make sure all umpires are on the same page. The same for wiping it off. You don't have to use it if you don't want to . But arguing not to use it because it is so easy to see it is no longer in effect isn't, IMHO, valid because it is also so easy to see it is in effect and we still have an approved mechanic for that.
Also, sometimes just looking around the field isn't enough. You could have bases loaded and still the IFF is not in effect due to the number of outs.
I like wiping off the IFF. It wouldn't surprise me if it is added to the official mechanics sometime in the future.