Infield fly rule after the fact

[prekowski]

RKBump, the operative words in your reply are, “can”, “should” and “want to” as opposed to “shall” or “required to”. The book could and should be undated on next round to clarify it with either “IFF is in effect when it happens” or “IFF is in effect only when declared”. That would eliminate or at least minimize ambiguity. It is not surprising that in a level above the ASA (i.e. amateur), NCAA (which is one notch below professional) that they do indeed make it clear that it is in effect only when declared. That tells players that they know if it is in effect because it has been made known while the play is happening, and they can react accordingly, and don’t have to guess is this an IFF that has not been declared but may be called after the fact.
Respectfully, I admire your passion for the sport and your diligence at being the best you can be at your job of umpiring.