Infield Fly Question

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by 2rad4u

But he didn't and that is where the question is. My BU seemed to think it should have been called just because it was in the vicinity of the infield, therefore making it an IFF.

I go back to ordinary effort. If sluggo is running around, diving for the ball, that's not ordinary effort no matter where the ball lands.

Aha! The criteria is "An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort,"

"can be caught" not "is caught"

If you think the average F3 could have caught it with ordinary effort, it should have been called. You don't base the call on whether Sluggo himself was wallowing around. If the ball was coming stright down on his head and he was just standing there with his thumb up his butt, you'd call it wouldn't you?