Fri Oct 05, 2012, 08:56pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_riprock
But that's not how the rules define an infield fly.
Rule 2.00 (Infield Fly) Comment: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder—not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines. The umpire must rule also that a ball is an infield fly, even if handled by an outfielder, if, in the umpire’s judgment, the ball could have been as easily handled by an infielder.
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From this definition, it looks like a good call.
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