Infield Bloop

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Originally Posted by CecilOne

What is your criteria on an infield bloop for deciding line drive or fly?
IOW, differentiating, what makes you decide a batted ball in the air to/near an infielder is a line drive (not an IF) or a fly ball (an IF and call it)?

Not a question about runners, just about the flight of the ball.

If it looks like a bloop, it's a bloop. If it looks like a line drive, well, there you go. This is why I get the big bucks.

Edit to add: I think I get what you are asking on the runner's "protection". A bloop hit may be called an IFF, meaning the runners are not forced, and on a bloop there is less time for us to read, process, react and communicate with the game participants. I say no, it needs no consideration. The players should just play...run if it's dropped, tag up if it's caught, and keep an ear open for the umpire to make a call.