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Originally Posted by youngump
I don't think GRD and BRD are formally defined in the sense you are using them. A ball which hits the ground and bounces out of play is a ground rule double because the book rule is that a ball which touches the ground and then goes out of play is a double. Am I mistaken?
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Yes, you are mistaken in this. When a situation is covered by the rule book, which this situation is, it's a book rule. Ground rules cover specific situations (to that field) that the rule book did not cover.