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Old Tue Mar 18, 2014, 03:16pm
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn View Post
It did not roll foul. Nothing that happened after the interference actually happened - the play was dead at the moment of the interference.
So, how do you determine the disposition of the batted ball the moment of the interference, if the ball is still in flight and is very near the line? Do you make a judgment call that it was fair or foul?
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