intentionally dropped ball

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

If F6 simply guides it to the ground without ever catching it, then it's not an IDB. The RS is quite clear in that aspect.

In order for this call to be made, the ball must be caught first. It must be held securely in either the glove or hand, and its release must be voluntary. I don't know how the rule can be any clearer.

i undertand the RS is clear, its just that it makes 0 sense. i know this is softball, but there is no catch requirement in baseball, simply a LD or FB that isnt intentionally not caught (besides letting it fall to the ground untouched)

the whole point of having the rule, also applies to IFF, is so the defense cant get 2 "cheap" outs on 1 play. by having the language that the ball must be caught first, then dropped, makes it 1000x easier for a IFer to turn 2 or 3 on a line drive with ppl on base.

edit:
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/ne...t=.jsp&c_id=la

how the rule is applied in baseball, but in ASA this would have been a double play