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Old Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:04pm
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Foul or Fair Ball?

Batter hits a grounder towards first. It hits at least once in fair territory, but before reaching the base, kicks towards foul territory. Before it hits the ground in foul territory, but clearly over foul territory, the 1st baseman grabs it.

Fair or foul? I say foul.

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Old Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:09pm
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Batter hits a grounder towards first. It hits at least once in fair territory, but before reaching the base, kicks towards foul territory. Before it hits the ground in foul territory, but clearly over foul territory, the 1st baseman grabs it.

Fair or foul? I say foul.

Thanks.
Correct. It was a ground ball that was on or over foul territory before passing a base when first touched.
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Old Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:12pm
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Correct. It was a ground ball that was on or over foul territory before passing a base when first touched.
Thanks, that's how I interpret the rule as well.

Seems I'm the only one in my group who thought so
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Old Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:14pm
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Thanks, that's how I interpret the rule as well.

Seems I'm the only one in my group who thought so
Walk them through the definition one step at a time.
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Old Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:22pm
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Walk them through the definition one step at a time.
LOL I tried that. Posted multiple rules sources.

They maintain that it had to hit the ground in foul territory to be ruled foul. I suspect I was being screwed with, perhaps ...
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Old Mon Apr 24, 2017, 07:56pm
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Fargol let's add more to the same play.

Batter hits a grounder towards first. It hits at least once in fair territory, but before reaching the base, kicks towards foul territory. Before it hits the ground in foul territory, but clearly over foul territory, the 1st baseman grabs it with both feet touching completely in fair territory.

Fair or foul?



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Old Tue Apr 25, 2017, 07:34am
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Fargol let's add more to the same play.

Batter hits a grounder towards first. It hits at least once in fair territory, but before reaching the base, kicks towards foul territory. Before it hits the ground in foul territory, but clearly over foul territory, the 1st baseman grabs it with both feet touching completely in fair territory.

Fair or foul?



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As i read it, Fargol knows the rule (and knows your play is foul). IT's others in his group who need convincing. And, since the OP didn't say where F3 was, your play doesn't really add anything.
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Old Tue Apr 25, 2017, 08:25am
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Fargol,

I think your play description is ambiguous and the play could be fair or foul. Key missing element is did F3 grab the ball before the ball reaches first base or after the ball passes the front edge of the base.

If the ball has not passed 1st, then you are correct, the ball is foul based on where the ball is touched.

In the case of a bouncing ball which passes 1st base, the call now becomes the position of the ball when it passed the bag, not where it is touched by F3. So a ball that bounces in fair territory, passes over the bag and is then touched by F3 in foul territory before the ball bounces in foul territory is a fair ball.

Maybe you and your compatriots were picturing different plays.
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