Wind During IFF

[MD Longhorn]

The rulebook doesn't mention it, but it doesn't need to. You used the exact correct judgement - ordinary effort. And yes, that includes wind, ability and age of players, everything.

PS - a defensive coach asking for a free out on an IFF is NEVER going to get anywhere and this conversation's going to be short. The rule is not designed to give a defense an out they don't deserve --- it's designed to prevent a defense from letting one drop on purpose to get a double play... it's there to protect THE OFFENSE. No free out - never ever ever.

There's no chance a coach is going to argue to me that the rule, which is designed to stop a cheap double play, should be invoked on a play that they not only didn't get two outs... they didn't even get one.