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Old Tue Oct 20, 2009, 07:38am
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Originally Posted by steveshane67 View Post
i just came across this in the rule supplement

if its 1st and 2nd 0 out, and a soft liner hit to SS, who bats it down/never closes their glove around it/lets it bounce off the palm of the glove... thats not an IDB situation??? it seems to go against the spirit of the rule (the same principle behind the IFF rule)

maybe the rule should be changed to intentionally not caught.....

on a side note, i coulda had a triple play a few months ago apparently.
If F6 simply guides it to the ground without ever catching it, then it's not an IDB. The RS is quite clear in that aspect.

In order for this call to be made, the ball must be caught first. It must be held securely in either the glove or hand, and its release must be voluntary. I don't know how the rule can be any clearer.
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