fair/foul - then catch/no-catch

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by David Emerling

On a shoestring catch, the runner needs to know what the umpire called it, not what he thinks it was.

Naturally, the runner is going to look at the play, but if the catch/no-catch is questionable, his eyes are going to immediately turn to the umpire. He won't give a crap if it is fair or foul at that moment.

That's true whether the ball is in dead center or on the line -- and has nothing to do with the "issue" of whether to signal the fair/foul when it happens.