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Infield Fly - F7 runs in from LF to the edge of IF
R1 & R2, 0 out
windy day, B1 hits a fly ball that ends up falling about 6 - 10 feet from the edge of the infield onto the outfield grass. F7 calls F6 off and makes an attempt at the catch and does not make the catch (no intentional drop)...according to my interpretation in OBR about an outfielder who sets up as an infielder versus running in on a play from the standard LF position changes the Infield Fly rule to where it wouldn't be ordinary effort if F7 had to run in significantly to make a catch as was the case here. What do you guys think? Can an outfielder running in from his position qualify for Infield Fly?
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That's what I'm thinking too...and it wasn't that type of play...it wouldn't have been ordinary effort for F6 in this sitch. It does fall a lot on judgement. But once you call IFF...you better have IFF...that's for sure! :-) Thanks for your post.
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As CoachJM stated in another thread, the intent of the rule is to protect the offense from a cheap DP. R1 and R2 are forced to stay very close to their bag in this situation and if the ball is dropped, intentionally or not it's fairly easy to turn the DP. You don't want to be rewarding the defense for screwing up. If it's a texas league bloop then it's not IFF, but if F6 was set to make the catch and F7 was overly aggressive in calling him off then it's definitely IFF. |
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Don't be in a hurry to call the IFF. Make sure there is somebody there that can make the catch with ordinary effort. If I know it's a windy day I'll talk to my partner about taking even more time to make the call. As mentioned previously - there rule is there to protect the offense, not give away easy outs. What's the worst case situation if you wait too long or don't call it?
In nearly 20 years of umpiring I've never seen a problem occur because somebody waited or didn't declare a pop-up an IFF. I have, however, seen many problems because somebody called an IFF that shouldn't have been.
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No F7 can't be considered but F6 is the important player here. I always judge ordinary effort as "is the infielder camped underneath it?" If he is still moving into position then I don't call it.
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Please shoot me,
Cripes and I just wanted to disappear from these threads.
I am glad to see that someone (Johnny) understands the rule. An outfielder can be involved just as well as an infielder on an IFF. The rules DO NOT define a difference between infielders and outfielders for ANY rules. I know you guys all know this but your answers could lead others to believe something else. I remain, "The Notorious Thread Deleter" |
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But the criteria is could an infielder catch it with ordinary effort. If so, it doesn't matter who actually caught it.
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Have you ever seen a coach bring in an outfielder to play infield when the game winning run is on 3B? The defense walks the bases loaded in order to create the IFF and a force at all bases...I have seen this several times...in this instance, yes, F7 is in the infield, he is an infielder, but he's the left fielder playing in the infield...otherwise, what is his position name since all of the other infielders have their position names? It's not really an odd defensive alignment...it's a strategical defensive formation.
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Yep,
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Rather than be silly and argumentative I changed this post to read: 1) Can an infield fly be "uncalled"? Can my partner say: "No it is not high enough?" Note: I do not mean when an umpire calls an infield fly in error because he either is mistaken in outs or in the placement of the runners, 2) What is the timing for the umpire to call infield fly? Every single camp, clinic, classic, academy or umpire school all say to call the infield fly when the ball reaches the apex of flight. I really hope no one disagrees with this universal mechanic. So, Play Situation: R1 and R2 with less than two out. Infield and outfield are playing in a normal defensive set. The day's weather is lightly overcast with little to no wind. The Batter hits a high pop-up directly at F4. As a well trained umpire crew you all wait until the ball reaches its highest point and two of the crew, including you the PU, correctly call "Infield Fly if Fair!" The ball comes down and the ball is dropped by, OH NO, the Right Fielder who has run into the infield! Please make your ruling. I remain, "The Notorious Thread Deleter" T Last edited by Tim C; Fri Apr 27, 2007 at 02:50pm. |
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Oh well...anyway, thanks guys...I do appreciate all of your feedback with respect to the original scenario. I did learn a few new interpretations while reading.
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I have to admit that I have not done many games but...
The defense walks the bases loaded in order to create the IFF and a force at all bases...I have seen this several times... I have never seen a defense walk the bases loaded to create an infield fly situation. I can't even imagine why someone would do so.
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