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Originally Posted by CecilOne
As in, the BR or R is out, on a fly ball or force out, when the ball is caught by the fielder; regardless of how long it takes the umpire to signal or "declare" the out.
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Apples to coconuts. I'd say 90% of fly ball and/or force outs everyone knows what just happened. I know umpires who neither verbalize or even signal a pop up out in the infield. I think that's wrong, but whatever.
An IF call requires some evaluation quickly because it's not just the batter that's affected, but Base Runners as well.
We're just going to disagree on this one...