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Old Wed Mar 05, 2014, 06:53am
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Originally Posted by Manny A View Post
If, in the judgment of the umpire, the foul fly ball could not have been caught with ordinary effort, a strike is called, the ball is dead, and the batter remains at bat.[/I]

So, if the ball could not have been caught with ordinary effort, would we still rule the runner out?
I think you answered your own question. It's either ordinary effort or it's not ordinary effort. It's either 2 outs or a strike.
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