[greymule]

Do you know what this ump's reasoning is for thinking that the most important thing people need to know on a foul fly is that it's foul? After all, on a caught fly ball, fair or foul is irrelevant to the game and matters only to the scorer (if he cares).

And a foul tip is not a foul ball. Does he explain his reasoning for calling it such?

I once saw an ump make a premature "foul" call on a long drive down the left-field line. The ball appeared to be falling 10 or 12 feet foul, but after he made the call, it caught some kind of air pocket or something and fell about 6 feet fair. Luckily for him, the offended team was far ahead.