Fair or Foul

DG · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 26, 2011, 10:46pm

There is a small portion of the batter's box that is in fair territory. If the ball should be batted and land and stop in that Bermuda Triangle it should be ruled fair. Will not see this happen very often, don't think I have ever.

If a ball should be batted and strike the runner in this area, it should be ruled foul.

Simply The Best · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 01:37am

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Originally Posted by DG

There is a small portion of the batter's box that is in fair territory.

Small but very meaningful.

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If the ball should be batted and land and stop in that Bermuda Triangle it should be ruled fair.

Obliviously

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Will not see this happen very often, don't think I have ever.

With experience, Grasshopper

, you shall. I have seen this several times.

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If a ball should be batted and strike the runner in this area, it should be ruled foul.

A fair ball is ruled foul because the advancing runner is touched by it?

bob jenkins · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 06:53am

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Originally Posted by Simply The Best

A fair ball is ruled foul because the advancing runner is touched by it?

A batted ball which hits the batter in the box is foul, even if it hits the batter in/over the "fair" portion of the batter's box.

MD Longhorn · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 08:45am

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

A batted ball which hits the batter in the box is foul, even if it hits the batter in/over the "fair" portion of the batter's box.

I hate defending STB, but DG wrote "runner", not batter or batter-runner - it is to this STB was making his tongue in cheek remark.

bob jenkins · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 09:04am

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I hate defending STB, but DG wrote "runner", not batter or batter-runner - it is to this STB was making his tongue in cheek remark.

If that was the joke, I missed it and I apologize.

But, the batter becomes a runner after hitting a (fair?) ball, so the statement was correct.

As long as we all know the rule / interp, I'll ignore the semantics (this time)

Simply The Best · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 11:29am

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I hate defending STB, but DG wrote "runner", not batter or batter-runner - it is to this STB was making his tongue in cheek remark.

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

If that was the joke, I missed it and I apologize.

No worries, Bob, just give yourself a 24 hour timeout.

bob jenkins · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 11:35am

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Originally Posted by Simply The Best

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I hate defending STB, but DG wrote "runner", not batter or batter-runner - it is to this STB was making his tongue in cheek remark.
No worries, Bob, just give yourself a 24 hour timeout.

Mistakes are tolerated. Multiple, intentional, negative comments (especially by or between parties with a "history"), not so much.

MD Longhorn · #8 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 08:39am

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Originally Posted by DG

If a ball should be batted and strike the runner in this area, it should be ruled foul.

Batter, not runner.

mbyron · #9 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 08:54am

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Batter, not runner.

Both, actually.

DG · #10 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 27, 2011, 06:44pm

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Batter, not runner.

Ticky tack, batter is a batter-runner after batting the ball.

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