Foul ball, or not?

[Daryl H. Long]

Originally Posted by bvilleeer

Guys thanks for the replies. Let me start over. The ball hits foul half way down the third base line. Bounces and hits third baseman, who is in fair territory, on home plate side of 3b. Then it hits the ground in foul again.

(I have been having problems with my computer tonight. It keeps logging me off and I lose my post.)

I was replying to bvilleeer that the above still needs an important element.

LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. Was the ball over fair or foul territory when it hit the player? While my replies were lost I see that both gotblue? and bossman72 have also sensed the same.

We want bvilleeer to understand a common scenario is both of third baseman's feet could be in fair territory with his arm outstretched when the ball hits his mitt. If the ball is over fair territory when it his mitt then fair ball. If the ball is still on foul side of line and hits mitt it is a foul ball even though both feet are in fair territory.

Telling us it hit the third baseman who is in fair territory omits the most important detail. Was the ball over fair territory when it hit him.