Correctable Errors

[AtlUmpSteve]

There are two parts to the IFR; one part is rule, and is correctable if misapplied, the other part is judgment, and cannot be corrected.

Part one, rule application, is calling an infield fly when the rule does not apply, OR not calling it when it does apply. This is correctable if misapplied, just like any other misapplied rule. If that placed a runner or defender in jeopardy, then that is correctable, but it takes a big stretch, IMO. Runners and fielders are expected to know if the IFR is applicable.

Part two, judgment, is the "can be caught with ordinary effort" decision. That part cannot be reconsidered or corrected, no matter how badly the judgment may appear after the play is over.