Infield Fly?

SanDiegoSteve · #1 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 10, 2007, 05:28pm

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Originally Posted by LMan

Almost there...could you go over it one more time?

If Who's on first, and What's on second, but not if Who's on first without What on second or What on second and I Don't Know on third. Now if Who's on first, What's on second, and I Don't Know's on third, with one or none out, then it is a possible IFF situation.

On a side note, is Rick Reed always horrible behind the plate, or just today?

mbyron · #2 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 10, 2007, 06:55pm

Shouldn't it be called the "Infielder's Fly Rule"?

kylejt · #3 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 10, 2007, 07:24pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

Shouldn't it be called the "Infielder's Fly Rule"?

No. That's more like a "SHOE CHECK!" in a Little League game. Only different gear.

RPatrino · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 10, 2007, 10:51pm

Steve, to answer your question, YES!!

I'm just curious, Mark Dexter. You have been registered here since 1999, and have posted 4,160 times, but not in the baseball forum, correct? And you are not an umpire, right?

Mark Dexter · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 11, 2007, 08:34am

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Originally Posted by RPatrino

Steve, to answer your question, YES!!

I'm just curious, Mark Dexter. You have been registered here since 1999, and have posted 4,160 times, but not in the baseball forum, correct? And you are not an umpire, right?

I'm a basketball and football official who lurks (and occasionally posts) over here on the baseball board. The only umpiring I've done is when I've been asked to be a BU at some of my brothers' LL games (and before anyone says anything, I do NOT wear a ball bag when I do so!).

buckrog64 · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 11, 2007, 09:22am

I am not a baseball ump either, (fb and bb) but I witnessed a similar situation this past weekend where there was an IFF called. The bases were loaded and the infield was drawn in, so on the hit they had to retreat a bit to catch the ball, but i thought it was clearly an IFF situation. The base ump signaled IFF, but no one in the stands heard him call it audibly. Do you usually holler IFF? Do you have to yell it loud enough that they hear you in the concession stand? I thought it appeared he handled it properly, but he sure caught hell from the gathered rules experts in the bleachers.

mcrowder · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 11, 2007, 09:48am

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Originally Posted by buckrog64

I am not a baseball ump either, (fb and bb) but I witnessed a similar situation this past weekend where there was an IFF called. The bases were loaded and the infield was drawn in, so on the hit they had to retreat a bit to catch the ball, but i thought it was clearly an IFF situation. The base ump signaled IFF, but no one in the stands heard him call it audibly. Do you usually holler IFF? Do you have to yell it loud enough that they hear you in the concession stand? I thought it appeared he handled it properly, but he sure caught hell from the gathered rules experts in the bleachers.

Yes, they can hear most of us call IFF on the adjacent field ... even if that field is not really that adjacent.