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Sat Apr 03, 2004, 12:26pm
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Unlike wind, sun in a fielder's eyes is not a factor when judging if a ball is an infield fly.
True or False The part of the question I am most concerned with is the insinuation that wind can be a factor in judging if a fly ball is a infield fly for the infield fly rule. My answer was false because I do not feel that even wind can be a factor. I have not received the answers back to know if I was right or wrong.
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Sat Apr 03, 2004, 05:21pm
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I think the test answer was true.
I'm pretty sure most umpires judgement of an infield(er) fly is affected by the wind. Not that we think "strong wind, can't be IF"; but in observing the play, if the ball is blowing away from the infielder, that would make a difference.
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Sat Apr 03, 2004, 10:03pm
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Funny—I just read that in the J/R this morning and hadn't known the rule. Wind is a factor, sun is not. (Of course, that's OBR.)
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Sun Apr 04, 2004, 05:08am
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I just received the NFHS answers to part 2 and the correct answer is TRUE
I believe the point that we are to determine that a fly ball is an IFR(infield fly ball) is when the ball reaches it's apex (highest point). It seems to me the effects of wind changing what would have been a easy catch with ordinary effert into a difficult catch nullifying the IFR(in field fly rule) would be when the ball is on it's way down.
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