Fair or Foul Pole

[carldog]

"As incredible as it may seem, in this scenario the foul pole is apparently beyond the fence."

We watch MLB games on TV with the foul pole just beyond the fence (Washington, DC, for ex.). And it looks to be 10-12 inches in diameter.

So, I'm not so sure this scenario is as improbable/impossible as many have said...but DownTown made me chuckle pretty good. Because the foul pole can be directly behind the fence - the front of the pole touches the back of the fence like in Washington - and because the pole can be 10-12 inches in diameter...I can certainly see a high fly ball dropping at a near vertical angle...drifting from a point over foul territory toward fair territory... traveling just over the fence by an inch or two...and grazing the 'foul pole' on the foul territory side at a point that lies a few inches lower than the top of the fence.

Interesting discussion: thanks!







[Edited by carldog on Jun 1st, 2005 at 08:43 PM]