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Originally posted by greymule
Amazing how many players, even with years of experience, don't know that rule.
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IFR, I agree. It ain't that difficult to understand (although in a single umpire game, with no partner to help, the sitch can sometimes sneak up on you).
On the intentionally dropped ball, the ASA interp that it must be legally caught first is not exactly intuitive from reading the rule. With this rule, ASA doesn't seem to be after protecting the offense from the cheap double / triple play (which is the intent of the IFR), but rather protecting the offense from a deception wherein the force is removed by the catch, but the drop tries to draw the runners off base. JMO, though.