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Old Thu Feb 27, 2014, 12:38pm
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IM - we have a league where the guy built his field on his farm, and the RF fence is only about 130 ft from HP - with a 30 ft mesh fence, literally a reverse Fenway (or Baker Bowl throwback if you will). So it is highly possible that on a pop fly during the IFR situation, that the 2B person could go out there with 'ordinary effort', thus triggering the IFR call, and the RF catching the ball like you said.

The situation I am talking about - and is going to actually happen is the pop up to shallow RF/CF/LF, with the SS/2B converging with whatever outfielder is appropriate. Whatever happens after the IFR call is made here is pretty much a moot point, as me and my partner are now concentrating more on the base runners actions. If the CF/LF/RF catch the ball - fine; if they don't - we still have the out, and the runners don't have to tag up.
Why is it I'm not surprised that the response was a non-response?
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Old Thu Feb 27, 2014, 01:20pm
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Why is it I'm not surprised that the response was a non-response?
I didn't know how to respond to you either. You asked if a fly ball to the wall was an infield fly. Why would you ask that? Of course not. It didn't require a response.
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Old Thu Feb 27, 2014, 03:09pm
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If the left fielder caught a ball 10 feet short of the fence that was not aided by the wind, would that be an infield fly?
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Why is it I'm not surprised that the response was a non-response?
What I got from his answer is, "depends on where the fence is."
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Old Thu Feb 27, 2014, 05:08pm
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What I got from his answer is, "depends on where the fence is."
DING DING DING - we got a winner!

Its a very fun field to work, as the league plays straight Modified A, using a nice dead Clincher ball. Pop flies that become HRs? Yes! Balls hit off the mesh that become forces at 2B or1B? YES! Still waiting for that first 9-5-3/9-6-3 DP though....

LF, btw, is VERY deep - about 300 ft
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Old Thu Feb 27, 2014, 05:32pm
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What I got from his answer is, "depends on where the fence is."
And the beat goes on!
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