Fair or Foul?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

If a player is touched by a batted ball while still in the batters box, I declare "foul ball". Does anyone call "dead ball"?

Yes, I do. My first reaction is the automatic "dead ball" based on a batter-runner being touched by the batted ball. I then replay the instance in my mind, and then declare "foul ball" and point to the batters box, if appropriate; or declare the "out", if the batter is out of the box.

Either way, I declare the "dead ball" first. I find it gives me a bit more time to consider what it is I just saw, rather than have to react immediately.