Ground Rule

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

Coach comes out for pregame, and while going over the ground rules announces that his foul poles are in fair territory, and that any ball that hits a foul pole above the level of the fence is a home run. Is that legal? I don't have my rule book handy, but it seems to me that any ball that hits a foul pole in fair territory should be in play.

Please clarify for us....EXACTLY where were the foul poles in relation to the fence. From your post, it's not clear as to whether you are not clear on the pertinent rule(s), or that this particular filed had some sought of "odd" placement of their foul poles in relation to the outfield fence.