Foul ball, or not?

[Daryl H. Long]

Mcrowder: If you can make a decision without having all the necessary information then more power to you. ( I corrected you in another sitch on this forum and you were man enough to admit your mistake and for that you are to be commended)

The OPer is new, and did not include all necessary info. Things like where did the ball originally hit foul ground...between home and third or beyond third. Or maybe the player the ball hit was standing in fair ground but the ball hit his hand while over foul territory. We all know location of the ball is what counts and not where the player is located...but we shouldn't ask for clarification as it is just a red herring and could confuse the poster. Etc. More than ONE clarification was needed and not as you suggested.

Many of us have been tring to walk him through it to get details and at the same time offer guidelines.

SA ump offered some excellent guidelines and from them we can determine fair/foul no matter who it hits.

When I mentioned the poster did not say whether the player hit was a runner or defensive player it was only to add another element which the original poster omitted.

If the OPer was confused on a simple concept of whether fair/foul then who it hits IS very pertinent and not a red herring as you suggest. On the contrary it is a common occurrence for the runner to be hit and needed to be mentioned so that when it happens bvilleeer will not call the ball fair and let play continue. He will know that (1) the ball was fair, and (2) the declare ball dead for hitting the runner.

We all have tried to educate bvilleeer to include all necessary information and show differing results (not just fair or foul) this simple act could cause.