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Originally Posted by metroump9
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Fine, NHFS rules but this is one of the reasons for having
ground rules! When objects protrude onto/over, transverse or lay (unable to be moved) on the field, they need to be addressed
before the game starts.
Normally the HC will give you the ground rule for these problems but sometimes, you have to come up with the answer yourself. This is why, if you've never been to this field, you and your partner should walk the field and note the problems. Of course, this means that you have to arrive earlier than 5 minutes before the game (as many umpires do).
To answer your question, I work on 2 different fields (different towns). The tree limbs in play on one field but not on the other. This is
always discussed at the plate meeting on these fields. I also deal with a field that has a tarp rolled up in the foul ball area just beyond the 3rd base dugout. This is out of play as per the field's ground rules.