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Old Fri Apr 10, 2009, 08:36am
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Originally Posted by OP
In my judgment F6 could not have caught the ball with ordinary effort.
I take exception to the significance of the underlined portion. The IFF requires ordinary effort, but not protection for fielding a batted ball. Even if this would have required the absolute limit of F6's ability, if you judge she could have made the play, you must call this INT, not OBS.

Now, I do agree it sounds like OBS. I also think it is important that we not focus on ordinary effort when we protect a fielder.
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