When is the ball past the fielder?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by MNBlue

F5 is probably less than 60' from HP and R1 is probably closer to 80'.

84 ft 10 in to center of 2nd

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

84 ft 10 in to center of 2nd

But who's counting?

[youngump]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

84 ft 10 in to center of 2nd

If R1 were standing in the center of second, we'd probably be having a different discussion.

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

84 ft 10 in to center of 2nd

I was assuming she moved a little bit.

[ronald]

I have no out for the op. the ball has passed an imaginary line drawn from where the 1b and 3rd baseman normally stand in fp.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by ronald

I have no out for the op. the ball has passed an imaginary line drawn from where the 1b and 3rd baseman normally stand in fp.

I did not see a smiley face.....but hope you are joking.

ASA does not recognize any sort of "String" theory.

The ball actually has to pass and infielder......in Rachel's OP.....it did not.

The ball is dead and the runner is out. Yes......this is going by the black and white of the rule. If ASA wants me to judge anything else, they can create a case play or interpretation in the UM.

Joel

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Blue

The ball actually has to pass and infielder......in Rachel's OP.....it did not.

Joel

Which goes back to the OP Q (and mine) of how to define "passes", and how close to the "passed" fielder the ball has to be.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Which goes back to the OP Q (and mine) of how to define "passes", and how close to the "passed" fielder the ball has to be.

Passed to me means "Through or by".....the ball actually has to pass somebody...........not by some imaginary line on the infield.....hell.....if we used that definition.....almost no batted ball that hits a runner off the base could be considered interference using the geometry theory..........

Joel

[Tru_in_Blu]

Without meaning to hijack this "string", let's suppose the infield puts on a shift for a left handed batter. F5 still plays close to third base. F3, F4, F6 now all on the right side of the infield.

On the pitch, runner from second attempts a steal of third. Batter hits the ball to where F6 would normally play and the ball strikes the runner.

Has the ball passed an infielder? Out or play on?

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

84 ft 10 in to center of 2nd

It is actually 84' 10 and 1/4"

Joel

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by Gulf Coast Blue

It is actually 84' 10 and 1/4"

Joel

again I say, But who's counting"