Help a broadcaster out (re: baseball myths)

[Larry1953]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Larry - if he drops it on the transfer it's a valid catch.

From Baseball Digest: " Generally speaking, umpires want to see the player reaching into his glove. Veteran umpire Tim McClleland goes one step further. He says, "Voluntary and intentional release is when a player actually reaches into his glove and is in the act of pulling it out." Frequently, when a fielder is trying to rush a throw after making a catch he will drop the ball but is given credit for the catch because he was in the act of making the transfer which demonstrates complete control."

I take this to mean that for some minuscule fraction of a second, the glove, ball and throwing hand are all in contact at the same time. In the Astros game the VT LF was in the act of bringing his hands together - outstretched glove arm down to his throwing hand when the "sno-coned" ball in the heel of his glove fell out.