Infield Fly

[Bandit]

Can you have an infield fly rule applied on a bunt in Baseball ?

[Atl Blue]

No

[jumpmaster]

Originally posted by Atl Blue
No

please justify...

[Jake80]

OBR 2.00 Definition of an infield fly.

[Dave Davies]

You must have been Watching the Red Sox -Yankee game where McCarver wos slobbering all over himself in regards to the bunt that Posada caught.

He thinks that a bunted ball can be an Infield Fly. He also thought that if Posada "Dropped" the ball, he could have gotten force out double or triple plays.

McCarver continues to prove that he remains one of the major horses asses on the Planet.

Dave
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[jpc2119]

the only thing more obnoxious than mccarver is that stupid scooter

[Dave Davies]

I heard the name "Scooter" used for the first tome this evening.

Who is this guy? Give me some background.

Thanks, Dave

[Gee]

McCarver didn't surprise me with his stupid comments. I think he actually said 'The ball didn't go high enough to be called an infield fly'. Huh?

What did surprise me was the fact that Posada didn't let the ball drop 'untouched' and turn two or three. The batter stayed there for quite a while and the base runners had returned to their bases. I guess they didn't want to gamble on the spin of the ball as it could have backfired. G.

[Sal Giaco]

Originally posted by Gee
"The (bunted)ball didn't go high enough to be called an infield fly".

A true "McCarverism" statement.

[umpyre007]

Originally posted by Dave Davies
I heard the name "Scooter" used for the first tome this evening.

Who is this guy? Give me some background.

Thanks, Dave

It's an animated baseball that "shows" the different pitches and how they break.

It's also:

http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...zzuto_Phil.stm

U7

[WindyCityBlue]

I heard the high enough quote and laughed so hard, I think I hurt something. Two games ago, he kept saying the ball was "foul tipped" after the batter just got a piece of it and it went into the dirt or back to the screen.

But my favorite is McCarville saying is that umpires look where they batter sets up in the box to determine if he went or not on a bunt attempt. He then caught himself and said, "Of course it's only a strike if he swings at it or it crosses the plate in the strike zone." Thanks Tim, for clarifying that.

[LDUB]

Originally posted by Dave Davies
He thinks that a bunted ball can be an Infield Fly. He also thought that if Posada "Dropped" the ball, he could have gotten force out double or triple plays.

Why would he not be able to get a double play? R1 and R2 are both standing on or right by their respective bases. All Posada had to do is let the ball drop and throw it around the bases.

[Dave Davies]

You can't drop it unless you touch it first. I agree with you if the ball falls untouched.

[WindyCityBlue]

Let's have some fun...

Has anyone here ever called an infield fly on a line drive or a bunt?

[Gee]

Not I, they are pretty quick and don't leave time to make the call.

When I did my first HS game, many years ago, my partner had to leave early. A real high infield fly was hit and there were men on first and second. Got it.

I proudly stepped up in front of the plate with mask in left hand and yelled: "Infield fly, batter is out". The ball was caught and to my chagrin, all the players left the field. There were two outs in the last of the last. I quickly rolled the balls back and went to my car. G.