Weather

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by PWL

We had wind blowing so hard Saturday, I had foul ball that went up over the first base dugout and I called, "Infield fly, if fair".

If the wind was blowing that hard, how could the fielder be expected to catch the ball with "ordinary" effort? In a big windstorm, wouldn't it require a bit more than just "ordinary" effort on the part of the fielder? Just asking, since you aren't supposed to call IFF until the ball has reached the apex of its flight, and a fielder is waiting to make the catch without any extraordinary effort.