Ground Rule

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Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

The foul poles were inside instead of outside the fence. They were on the line like they should be, just on the wrong side of the fence. This all came up because at the pregame conference for a game last week, the plate umpire declared that since the poles were inside the fence, any ball that hit one would be in play. Later on that week, at another field where the poles were inside, the coach of that team announced that any ball that hit the pole above the fence was a home run. Same foul pole position, two different ground rules. I am just trying to get it right.

Well, the rule states that if the ball hits the foul pole above the fence it is a home run. While it may be true that the specs state that the foul pole be adjacent to or attached to the outside of the fence, the rule declaring the ball a home run really does not take into consideration where the pole is actually located.