Infield Bloop

[teebob21]

I thought of this post last weekend...and I believe I made the proper non-call.

Bases loaded, 0 out. Infield bloop hit just over the pitcher's head to drop into the infield in front of 2B. F4 and F6 charging but no play on the batted ball in the air. Not sure which infielder picked up the ball, but fired it to HP, then 3B, then 2B for a triple play. Like I said in my past post: if it looks like a bloop, it's a bloop. I like triple plays.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Look at it this way.

What are the two exceptions to an IF? As you noted, a bunt or line drive.

So the only question prior to determine the effort required by an infielder to catch the batted ball is if it was a bunt or line drive. If the answer to both is "no", then it is possibly an IF

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by teebob21

I thought of this post last weekend...and I believe I made the proper non-call.

Bases loaded, 0 out. Infield bloop hit just over the pitcher's head to drop into the infield in front of 2B. F4 and F6 charging but no play on the batted ball in the air. Not sure which infielder picked up the ball, but fired it to HP, then 3B, then 2B for a triple play. Like I said in my past post: if it looks like a bloop, it's a bloop. I like triple plays.

Did you not rule IFR because of effort not "reasonable" or because a "line drive"?

[teebob21]

Catching that ball on the fly would have required superhuman reaction time and speed. I couldn't call it ordinary effort. It was one of those weird poorly hit balls with a lot of backspin that look like they should be moving through the air faster, but don't.