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Old Mon Aug 23, 2010, 06:47pm
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
:ding: A "catch" is not a "play."
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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM) View Post
mbcrowder,

There is also this pretty unequivocal statement from the FED rule book (this principle is the same in OBR, NCAA, and FED) under the discussion of the starting point for base awards:
JM
I'm still not convinced that you can have an out and not have a play. I've always taken "the act of fielding" to refer to fielding a ground ball, not catching a fly ball.

I still maintain that to have an out there must have been a play.

At either rate, the UIC's ruling of award 2nd is still right out.