"If fair" needed in SP?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

To expand on what MD Longhorn said, Runners can still attempt to advance on their own risk when infield fly is called. On a foul ball, they cant.

Right, but this isn't about the runners. Once that infield fly is declared (again, SP only, 2 strikes), there's no way that batter is not out. Even if it lands and is touched foul, he's out. Nothing can prevent that.

As for the runners, of course you would still declare the ball foul, if it were. That would kill the play anyway. Maybe it's just where I work, but I don't believe the batter cares how he's out, if it's inevitable. What's the batter going to say, "but the ball was foul"?