Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.

Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
matter where the ball lands. Correct?

Thoughts....comments...

TOG

The old geezer wrote:
> Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
> up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
> lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
> the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
> Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
> well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>
> Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
> matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>
> Thoughts....comments...
>
> TOG

http://www.qcbaseball.com/baseball_rules/infield_fly_rule1.aspx

According to the above web site, the ball must be fair. If it
lands in foul territory, the infield fly rule is revoked or
rescinded and the batter remains at bat. So you are best off to
catch the fly ball, leaving nothing to chance.

"Frank Sereno" <fserenonospam@nospamsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:n2_rk.7668$np7.5941@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com...
> The old geezer wrote:
>> Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
>> up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
>> lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
>> the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
>> Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
>> well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>>
>> Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
>> matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>>
>> Thoughts....comments...
>>
>> TOG
>
> http://www.qcbaseball.com/baseball_rules/infield_fly_rule1.aspx
>
> According to the above web site, the ball must be fair. If it lands in
> foul territory, the infield fly rule is revoked or rescinded and the
> batter remains at bat. So you are best off to catch the fly ball, leaving
> nothing to chance.

Which is what they always do. That was a good question, though.

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:48 -0700 (PDT), The old geezer
<JYOB@aol.com> wrote:

>Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
>up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
>lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
>the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
>Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
>well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>
>Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
>matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>
>Thoughts....comments...
>
>TOG


No. Once the ball enters foul territory, the infield fly rule no
longer applies as the ball is no longer in the infield. If an infield
fly is dropped, accidentally or intentionally, the batter is out and
runners do not advance. If a foul ball is dropped or allowed to drop,
the at-bat continues.

The team in the field have no complaint. If they had caught the pop
fly as they should have done, the batter would have been out. The next
batter may still have hit a two-run double.

Frank Sereno wrote:
> The old geezer wrote:
>> Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
>> up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
>> lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
>> the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
>> Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
>> well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>>
>> Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
>> matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>>
>> Thoughts....comments...
>>
>> TOG
>
> http://www.qcbaseball.com/baseball_rules/infield_fly_rule1.aspx
>
> According to the above web site, the ball must be fair. If it lands in
> foul territory, the infield fly rule is revoked or rescinded and the
> batter remains at bat. So you are best off to catch the fly ball,
> leaving nothing to chance.

I ump Cal Ripken league, and that is the rule we go by. Infield Fly
Rule is only for balls in fair territory.

And in case it is not called (that is at the discretion of the ump) it
is ALWAYS worth it for the fielder to actually catch the ball.

Scott



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In article <n2_rk.7668$np7.5941@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com>,
fserenonospam@nospamsbcglobal.net says...
<snip...>

> So you are best off to catch the fly ball, leaving nothing to chance.

I don't really understand any player that WOULDN'T catch a ball,
regardless of whether it's fair or foul. I mean, yeah, if it's
obviously a foul ball and it's going to end up landing 10-12 rows back,
then don't go after it and hurt yourself, but if the ball is still in
the field of play, why in the world WOULDN'T you catch it??

--- Cory

On Aug 24, 12:05�am, Cory <my_wheel_l...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In article <n2_rk.7668$np7.5...@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com>,
> fserenonos...@nospamsbcglobal.net says...
> <snip...>
>
> > So you are best off to catch the fly ball, leaving nothing to chance.
>
> I don't really understand any player that WOULDN'T catch a ball,
> regardless of whether it's fair or foul. �I mean, yeah, if it's
> obviously a foul ball and it's going to end up landing 10-12 rows back,
> then don't go after it and hurt yourself, but if the ball is still in
> the field of play, why in the world WOULDN'T you catch it??
>
> --- Cory

Brain cramp.

"Ray" <chigarayREMOVE@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:7r01b4lfspiqsiohd7kvgqukt9rukcbtj3@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:48 -0700 (PDT), The old geezer
> <JYOB@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
>>up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
>>lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
>>the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
>>Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
>>well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>>
>>Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
>>matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>>
>>Thoughts....comments...
>>
>>TOG
>
>
> No. Once the ball enters foul territory, the infield fly rule no
> longer applies as the ball is no longer in the infield. If an infield
> fly is dropped, accidentally or intentionally, the batter is out and
> runners do not advance. If a foul ball is dropped or allowed to drop,
> the at-bat continues.

In case there are casual readers (it happens) who are not expert infield-fly
rulers, note that in the above post, the reference to "infield fly" as in
"If an infield fly is dropped...the batter is out..." ONLY refers to flys
under the jurisdiction of the "infield-fly rule", with all its encumbrances.
Otherwise the statement as made would be untrue.

The old geezer <JYOB@aol.com> wrote:

> Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
> up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
> lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
> the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
> Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
> well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>
> Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
> matter where the ball lands. Correct?

The purpose of the Infield Fly Rule is to prevent a fielder
from freezing runners who might be forced out if they were
off base when the ball was caught and then allowing the ball
to land in play so the fielder could start a double play.

Thus the ball must land in fair territory to be subject to
the IFR.

Dick

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:01:53 -0400, "Sammy Taylor"
<thetoolsafe@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Ray" <chigarayREMOVE@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>news:7r01b4lfspiqsiohd7kvgqukt9rukcbtj3@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:48 -0700 (PDT), The old geezer
>> <JYOB@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Slow pitch softball game, runners at 1st & 2nd, 1 out. Batter pops it
>>>up towards first. Ump calls "Infield Fly" so 1st baseman backs off &
>>>lets it fall. Then Ump sez since the ball landed in foul territory
>>>the batter is NOT out & is still at bat. Long argument procedes but
>>>Ump prevails. Next pitch batter hits 2 run double which duz not sit
>>>well with the team in the field, as you can imagine.
>>>
>>>Once ump call "Infield Fly" the batter is OUT! Correct? It duz not
>>>matter where the ball lands. Correct?
>>>
>>>Thoughts....comments...
>>>
>>>TOG
>>
>>
>> No. Once the ball enters foul territory, the infield fly rule no
>> longer applies as the ball is no longer in the infield. If an infield
>> fly is dropped, accidentally or intentionally, the batter is out and
>> runners do not advance. If a foul ball is dropped or allowed to drop,
>> the at-bat continues.
>
>In case there are casual readers (it happens) who are not expert infield-fly
>rulers, note that in the above post, the reference to "infield fly" as in
>"If an infield fly is dropped...the batter is out..." ONLY refers to flys
>under the jurisdiction of the "infield-fly rule", with all its encumbrances.
>Otherwise the statement as made would be untrue.
>


Since the header referred to the IF rule, I figured that little bit of
info (factual as it may be) was probably redundant.