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Old Thu Dec 04, 2008, 04:06pm
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It is either foul or it isn't. If it is foul, that is what it is. Period. No play can be made with a foul ball.
No play can be made with a "grounded" foul ball.

Right? Or is that implied?
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Old Thu Dec 04, 2008, 04:42pm
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No play can be made with a "grounded" foul ball.

Right? Or is that implied?
I know the rule book uses the phrase "foul fly ball" or similar wording, but in reality there is no such thing. A fly ball is neither fair nor foul until something happens to define its status. A "caught foul fly" is actually a caught fly ball in foul territory, and it is live, and for all rules intents and purposes, a fair ball.

A foul ball has had its status defined - it is foul.
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Old Thu Dec 04, 2008, 04:46pm
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No play can be made with a "grounded" foul ball.

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As opposed to what other type of foul ball? A ball in flight may be a ball over foul territory, but it is not a foul ball until it is no longer in flight and not caught.
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Old Thu Dec 04, 2008, 05:07pm
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As opposed to what other type of foul ball? A ball in flight may be a ball over foul territory, but it is not a foul ball until it is no longer in flight and not caught.
I see said the blind man. I was not thinking it through obviously. Thank you sir.
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