A handle full of guys have been arguing about this for a couple of days, on whether or not a bunt can be considered an infield fly. I say that a bunt CAN NOT be an infield fly. Can I get some input from the baseball community on this one?

Well,
 

You could buy a rule book and find the answer.

It is written very clearly.

In Fed and OBR rules, a bunt should not be called an infield fly.

I do own a rule a rule book smartA@@. I states that a line drive and or an ATTEMPTED bunted ball is not. That is what I'm having trouble with.

Read the definition of "bunt"...

A bunt is a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly within the infield. Anything else, such as ball in the air high enough to be thought of as a fly ball is an "attempted" bunt because it was not done correctly. A bunt goes to the ground quickly.

with that definition of a bunt. I would come to conclude that an attempted bunt would be a ball hit in the air (infield fly) and therefor would not be included in the infield fly situation.

Now you've done . . .
 

"I do own a rule a rule book smartA@@."

Gosh darn I'm so offended.

instead of saying buy a rule book I should have said:

"Work on your reading skills!"

Learning can be fun.

Hey Tee can't believe some of the questions that have come up lately. The next one will be a debate about whether the hands are part of the bat.........LOL

So to answer my question, A bunt and or line drive can not be an infield fly rule.

It is prety hard for a batted ball to be a bunt and a line drive.

WADDA YA MEAN
 

C'mon now. You can line drive a bunt, but you can't bunt a line drive. Well you could but you'd be out.

To clarify. (1)A bunted ball off the bat by definiton posted earlier and a (2)swinging line drive off the bat, neither one are included in the infield fly situation.

Re: Now you've done . . .
 

Tee...

I disagree with my partner on this one. He claims each batter gets three strikes. I argue four. Whose correct? The rule book says three, but I am still unsure. Thanks.

Yikes. Will this be a future post?

Its summer ball time, anything is possible ;)