Understanding the Infield Fly

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by ronald

That note added by Dickinson, I assume, states that Richard Ives asserts that we share the impression that IFF is called when the ball hits the ground.

hogwash. moderator. write a letter to the ... at officiating.com and have them do a better job. this is unacceptable.

No - it asserts that my impression is shared by others. It does NOT say that this interpretation is shared by others. The note was added by or at the behest of Carl Childress who "got it" when I e-mailed him, and is why it was added to the teaser.

"The teaser included the phrase 'and drops untouched to the ground,' which makes it sound like you don't call the IFF until it hits the ground. This impression is shared by others on your softball forum. Is this really what you want?"