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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
The level of play and weather ARE considerations to use when declaring, or not declaring an IFF.
OBR 2.00 ORDINARY EFFORT is the effort that a fielder of average skill at a position in that league or classification of leagues should exhibit on a play, with due consideration given to the condition of the field and weather conditions.
So ordinary effort in LL and MLB are two different animals, with a sliding scale in between.
And if the wind is blowing the ball all over the place you may take that into consideration.
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I disagree, a fielder camped under an infield fly is a fielder camped. Level of play has no bearing. It is not our job as umpires to determine if a camped fielder can or cannot make the catch.
I do agree with the wind in that on a windy day, I would be inclined to be a little more careful on calling that infield fly if the fielder is moving around too much.