Infield Fly in Wild Card Game

[GA Umpire]

Originally Posted by Steve Meyer

Okay, call it when the infielder was camped under the ball. Not when the F6 moves away, and the outfielder isn't even close............Holbrook blew it, plain and simple.

As soon as F6 was slowly stepping back and calling for it, that is ordinary effort. Oh look, it doesn't say he has to be "camped" under the ball or stationary. He just has to show ordinary effort to get to the fly ball. Holbrook called it according to the rules, plain and simple.

[Steve Meyer]

Originally Posted by GA Umpire

As soon as F6 was slowly stepping back and calling for it, that is ordinary effort. Oh look, it doesn't say he has to be "camped" under the ball or stationary. He just has to show ordinary effort to get to the fly ball. Holbrook called it according to the rules, plain and simple.

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If you still think he was protecting the offense, both runners moved up very easily after the ball struck the ground.

[johnnyg08]

Good thread. I think it has run its course.