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Old Fri Dec 18, 2015, 04:52pm
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batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?
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Old Fri Dec 18, 2015, 05:30pm
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Old Fri Dec 18, 2015, 05:52pm
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batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?
never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll
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Old Fri Dec 18, 2015, 05:53pm
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assuming the backstop is in foul ground

and the ball settles there.
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Old Fri Dec 18, 2015, 08:10pm
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Yep. Foul ball

What if it had touched pitchers plate as it rolled back toward foul ground? If nobody touched it, would it still be foul?


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Yep. Foul ball

What if it had touched pitchers plate as it rolled back toward foul ground? If nobody touched it, would it still be foul?
Yes it would still be a foul ball
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Old Sat Dec 19, 2015, 01:03pm
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Yes it would still be a foul ball

Good call blue! I was more asking the OP but good call


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batted ball is hit in the air in front of pitchers mound, ball is never touched
ball rolls backwards towards catcher who lets it roll toward backstop is this a
foul ball?
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[QUOTE=CecilOne;973414]assuming the backstop is in foul ground

and the ball settles there.[/QUOTE]

Huh?
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Old Mon Dec 21, 2015, 09:00am
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assuming the backstop is in foul ground

and the ball settles there.[/QUOTE]

Huh?
Did you miss the winks and smiley?
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Old Mon Dec 21, 2015, 06:25pm
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Did you miss the winks and smiley?
No, I saw them on the first line. It was the second line that drew my attention.
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Old Tue Dec 22, 2015, 10:51am
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I agree with Mike... why does the ball need to settle there?
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Old Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:45am
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I agree with Mike... why does the ball need to settle there?
While acknowledging that Cecil was kidding around, I defend his comment based on two things:

1. The OP never said the ball struck the backstop, and
2. Therefore, until it "settles", it is possible (in a TWP sort of way) for the ball to spin back into fair territory without being touched.

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Old Tue Dec 22, 2015, 11:46am
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While acknowledging that Cecil was kidding around, I defend his comment based on two things:

1. The OP never said the ball struck the backstop, and
2. Therefore, until it "settles", it is possible (in a TWP sort of way) for the ball to spin back into fair territory without being touched.
Fair enough.
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Old Tue Dec 22, 2015, 04:32pm
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And, the OP did not say anything about crossing the fair/foul line
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