Catch/No Catch

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Bob Bainter

If I guy has a hand on the ball and the ball is pressed against his body, that's "trapped" until he shows me he really has it in his hand, or in another case, his glove. I hope that is what you mean

Well, did the guy ever drop the ball? That's why I said that more information is needed. Yes, he would eventually have to "show me the ball" as I have said many times to ignorant fielders, but Charlie did not specify a) how the ball was trapped (was it in the crook of his arm, or between his tricep and his rib cage), or b) if the fielder had shown him the ball, or c) if the fielder dropped the ball. I only read that the ball was initially bobbled, then trapped just before he touched the base.