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Old Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by mbcrowder View Post
Well, 2 things really.
1) You should be able to see this from home plate - you call 90% of your foul/fair balls from either your initial position behind the plate (no time to move at all) or the 1BL or 3BL extended (minimal time to move) - no reason you can't make this call from there.
Until BR blocks your view...

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder View Post
2) If you DO feel the need to move down the line for a better look, the closer you get the more you can accurately make this call without being exactly on the foul line. 1 yard foul would not have hindered his judgement on this.
Unless the ball was touched on the edge of the line...
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