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Old Tue Aug 13, 2013, 01:05pm
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Originally Posted by Centerfield9 View Post
EXACTLY! On any other flyball, the runners do not have to retouch their base after the ball is touched (and dropped) by the fielder. But in the case of the IFF, they do. Otherwise, why would MLB say "retouch and advance after the ball is touched?"
OK, I guess I was not clear, hoped the brief version would be; but I'm not re-explaining what others have covered so well.
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