NFHS and MLB/OBR balk rule and the hidden ball play.

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by UMP25

OK, this has got to be one of the best examples of FED's rule silliness. "Approximately" 5 feet??? Now how the hell am I gonna determine that? Do I haul out a yardstick--oops, that's 2 feet short--or measuring tape? Can they make it any LESS definitive?

Well, how high is high on the IFF rule. How imminent is imminent on INT at the plate?

At least they are giving us a number... what if they just said "near the pitcher's plate". That would be even more confusing.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Well, how high is high on the IFF rule. How imminent is imminent on INT at the plate?

At least they are giving us a number... what if they just said "near the pitcher's plate". That would be even more confusing.

"Approximately 5 feet" is quite different from "high" in the Infield Fly Rule scenario.

[aceholleran]

Had a beef on a successful HBT (for defense!) in LL this year. LL uses MLB rules, and F1 was not anywhere near the slab, much less toeing or straddling it. Ole Uncle Acey made sure of this as R1 wandered off 1B and F3 tigged 'im.


Ace in CT