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[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Pause it where it hits the line. It might hit an eighth of an inch of chalk - about a foot from the bag. then draw a mental line from there to where you see it caught. No chance does that line (even given the width of the ball) touches the plate. None.

OTOH - BU's view of this is VASTLY superior to anything any other umpire could have told him.

Why would you draw a line, when the ball followed an arc? It's foul for me.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Why would you draw a line, when the ball followed an arc? It's foul for me.

Vertically, yes, but it's vertical path is completely irrelevant. Over this very short distance the amount of arc on its horizontal path is exceedingly minimal (nevermind that the arc is in the opposite direction it would need to go to make the point you're trying to make relevant - don't believe me, spin a ball horizontally as much as you like, and observe the direction and magnitude of it's spin after a bounce --- oo, look --- not what you expected.)