Does the run score or is it a timming play?

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Originally Posted by Dakota

Ted,

I'm usually among the first to criticize the poor grammar, spelling, syntax, sentence construction, thoroughness in revisions, and just plain curious sentences in the ASA rule book.

But, on the fair/foul double-base thing, I don't see the problem, seriously. What, exactly, is confusing about the rule?

I think you're missing Ted's point. It's not confusing; it's simply wrong.

By intent if any part of the ball passes over the base in fair territory it is fair. However, the cited rule reads that a ball which bounds over the colored portion of the bag is foul. A ball can actually bound over the colored portion of the bag and be fair as long as part of it was in fair territory at the time. The rule cited which says it is foul is simply wrong.

To compound matters, the definition of fair/foul mentions bounding over "the base" where it really means the fair portion of the double base.

I don't think anybody is confused.
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